Rush Hour: 4 die after falling off Mumbai local train, Assam to push back more ‘foreigners’, & more

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Four persons died after falling off a suburban train near Mumbra in Maharashtra’s Thane district. Thirteen others have been injured, of which two passengers are reported to be seriously hurt, according to a surgeon at the district hospital.

The incident took place on fast train tracks between Mumbra and Diva.

A spokesperson for the Central Railways said that the accident was suspected to have taken place as passengers travelling on footboards in trains in opposite directions “got entangled”.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the Railways have initiated an inquiry into the cause of the accident.

About 37.62 lakh passengers travelled on Mumbai suburban trains operated by the Central Railway in 2023-’24, while 27.24 passengers travelled on trains operated by the Western Railway. Last year, Mumbai’s suburban train network recorded 2,468 deaths, or more than six fatalities every day. Read on.

The Assam government has pushed back 303 “foreigners” and will continue to do so under the 1950 Immigrants Expulsion from Assam Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. The Bharatiya Janata Party leader further claimed that another 35 will be expelled once floodwaters recede.

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