Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Disabled Passenger Dies After Alleged Push From Mumbai Local Train
A 62-year-old man named Cajetan Denis Peris was riding a Mumbai local train.
He was in a coach reserved for passengers with disabilities.
Police said he argued with another passenger about who could use the coach and a seat.
The other passenger, Amajad Safriddin Shaikh, allegedly pushed him from the moving train.
The train was traveling between Mahim and Bandra.
Railway workers and police found Peris badly injured and took him to Bhabha Hospital.
Doctors later declared that he had died.
Shaikh was arrested and faces a murder case.
Passenger-safety activists said railway authorities should do more to keep reserved coaches safe.
Police said 62-year-old Cajetan Denis Peris was allegedly pushed from a moving Churchgate-Borivali local on August 20.
The incident occurred near Bandra Creek between Mahim and Bandra after an argument over seating in a disability-reserved coach.
Passengers reportedly apprehended 48-year-old Amajad Safriddin Shaikh and handed him to railway police at Bandra.
Peris was taken to Bhabha Hospital with serious injuries and was declared dead at 3:05 p.m.
Shaikh was booked for murder under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 103(1), while activists called for stronger enforcement of reserved-coach rules.
- Who
- The deceased was identified as 62-year-old Cajetan Denis Peris; police identified the accused as 48-year-old Amajad Safriddin Shaikh. One report spells the names as Kejitan Pal Denis Piris and Amjad Safriddin Shaikh.
- What
- A passenger was allegedly pushed from a moving local train after a seating dispute in a coach reserved for persons with disabilities, and later died.
- When
- The incident occurred on August 20 at about 1:22–1:24 p.m.; doctors declared Peris dead at 3:05 p.m.
- Where
- The incident occurred near Bandra Creek, between Mahim and Bandra, on a Churchgate-Borivali local train.
- Why
- Police said the alleged push followed an argument over seating and the accused’s presence in a disability-reserved compartment.
Safety and Enforcement Concerns
Police Account of the Incident
Use of reserved coaches
Safety and Enforcement Concerns
Passenger activist Samir Zaveri said able-bodied passengers entering disability-reserved coaches can create dangerous situations and called for strict enforcement and immediate protection for vulnerable passengers.
Police Account of the Incident
Police said Shaikh, described as able-bodied, was already in the reserved compartment when Peris boarded and objected to his presence.
Cause of the death
Safety and Enforcement Concerns
The reported account holds that the argument escalated into a dangerous assault near Bandra Creek, highlighting risks from conflicts aboard Mumbai suburban trains.
Police Account of the Incident
Police allege that Shaikh pushed Peris from the moving train after their dispute over seating; no separate account from Shaikh was provided in the articles.
- Deceased
- Cajetan Denis Peris, 62; reports use differing spellings including Kejitan Pal Denis Piris
- Accused
- Amajad Safriddin Shaikh, 48; another report spells his first name Amjad
- Train
- Local train number 90467, a Churchgate-Borivali slow local
- Coach
- The second Divyanjan, or disability-reserved, coach
- Location
- Near Bandra Creek, between Mahim and Bandra
- Hospital
- Bhabha Hospital, Bandra West
- Legal action
- Shaikh was arrested and booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 103(1), murder
