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Man Dies in RPF Custody at Mumbai CSMT; CID Probes
Imran Sheikh, a 35-year-old man from Khandwa, went to Mumbai looking for work.
He visited the railway station and asked officials about trains to Khandwa.
An argument happened, and officials and relatives gave different accounts of what followed.
Relatives said railway security officers beat him.
Railway officials said Sheikh became aggressive and hit an officer and himself, so they restrained him.
Later, he was found unconscious in a station toilet.
Doctors at St George Hospital declared him dead.
The Maharashtra CID is now investigating what happened, while a post-mortem report is pending.
Thirty-five-year-old Imran Sheikh from Khandwa died while in Railway Protection Force custody at Mumbai’s CSMT station.
Relatives alleged that RPF personnel assaulted Sheikh after an argument at the station.
Central Railway officials said Sheikh first attacked an RPF officer and himself, prompting personnel to restrain him.
Sheikh was found unconscious inside a toilet and later declared dead at St George Hospital; a post-mortem report is awaited.
The Maharashtra CID has taken over the investigation, securing CCTV footage from the station and RPF office.
- Who
- Imran Sheikh, a 35-year-old man from Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, died while in RPF custody.
- What
- Sheikh was found unconscious in a CSMT station toilet after an alleged altercation and later died; the Maharashtra CID is investigating.
- Where
- The incident occurred at the RPF post and station premises of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai; he died after being taken to St George Hospital.
- When
- The incident occurred on September 20, 2026; officials said Sheikh was taken to hospital around 12:54 p.m. and declared dead.
- Why
- The circumstances remain under investigation. Relatives alleged assault, while railway officials said force was used after Sheikh became aggressive and attacked an officer and himself.
Relatives’ Allegation
Railway Officials’ Account
What triggered the confrontation
Relatives’ Allegation
Sheikh’s relatives alleged that an argument at the RPF post was followed by an assault by RPF personnel.
Railway Officials’ Account
Central Railway officials said Sheikh was behaving erratically, became aggressive, and struck RPF SI Aniket as well as himself.
Use of force
Relatives’ Allegation
The relatives’ account suggests that RPF personnel were responsible for the injuries before Sheikh’s death in custody.
Railway Officials’ Account
RPF personnel said they restrained Sheikh to prevent him from injuring himself after he allegedly attacked an officer and himself.
Circumstances of death
Relatives’ Allegation
The allegations have prompted scrutiny of how Sheikh was treated while in RPF custody.
Railway Officials’ Account
Officials said Sheikh was found unconscious after he failed to respond from inside a toilet; the exact cause of death remains pending a post-mortem and CID investigation.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Imran Sheikh, 35, from Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
- Location
- RPF CSMT Main Post and station premises, Mumbai
- Reported incident time
- September 20, 2026, beginning at about 10:18 a.m.
- Hospital
- St George Hospital, where doctors declared Sheikh dead
- Initial case
- GRP registered an Accidental Death Report and began an unnatural-death inquiry
- Investigating agency
- Maharashtra CID, led by CID Konkan Range SP Prashant Waghunde
- Evidence
- CCTV footage from the station and RPF office was secured; a post-mortem report is awaited
Sources
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