MUMBAI: The man who allegedly stabbed a co-passenger to death inside a moving AC local train in Mumbai after a dispute over closing the coach door during heavy rain was arrested from Panvel area, police said.Roshan Suvarna, 30, who works in making bar codes for an organisation, lives in Mira-Bhayander with his family and is single. Police said he does not have a prior criminal record. Police tracked him to Panvel through multiple CCTV footages.Roshan allegedly attacked Mayank Lohar inside the first-class compartment of a Churchgate-Nallasopara fast local on Tuesday night. According to officials, Lohar was travelling between Andheri and Borivali stations when an argument broke out with another passenger over closing the coach door amid heavy rain. The dispute allegedly escalated, following which Suvarna stabbed Lohar in the abdomen.The train reached Borivali station at around 11. 04pm, where the accused allegedly fled before the train came to a complete stop. RPF and Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel reached the coach shortly after and found Lohar critically injured.Lohar was taken to the Emergency Medical Room at Borivali station before being shifted to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali, where he later succumbed to his injuries.Police launched a search for the accused and examined CCTV footage from multiple locations. The investigation led them to Suvarna, who was later traced and arrested from Panvel.Western Railway officials said CCTV footage and other evidence have been collected and handed over to the investigating agencies. Senior officers monitored the situation through the night.
