2 weeks ago
Foreigner Dies During Railway Police Questioning After Spraying Train Passengers
A man from another country was riding on a train in India.
He got into a fight with other passengers and became very upset.
When railway police tried to calm him down, he became even angrier.
He picked up a fire extinguisher and sprayed it at the people on the train.
Some passengers were angry and hurt him in response.
Police stopped him when the train reached Surat and took him to their office.
While they were asking him questions, he fainted.
He was rushed to a hospital, but doctors said he had died.
Police do not yet know exactly why he died, so they have started an investigation.
They could not find any passport or identification, so they don't even know his name or which country he came from.
A foreign national sprayed passengers with a fire extinguisher on the Golden Temple Express, travelling from Mumbai's Bandra Terminus to Delhi.
He became more aggressive when Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel tried to calm him in English, and was then assaulted by angry passengers.
Railway police subdued him when the train reached Surat and took him to the RPF post for questioning.
He fell unconscious during questioning and was declared dead at a hospital, hours after being taken into custody.
Police said no passport, visa, or identity documents were found on him and registered a case of accidental death.
- Who
- An unidentified foreign national, about 45 years old, along with passengers and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel on the Golden Temple Express.
- What
- The man sprayed passengers with a fire extinguisher, was assaulted by passengers, was subdued and taken for questioning, then collapsed and died in hospital.
- Where
- On the Golden Temple Express travelling from Bandra Terminus, Mumbai, to Delhi; custody at an RPF post in Surat; death at a hospital after being rushed there.
- When
- On an unspecified recent date; the man died hours after being taken into custody by railway police.
- Why
- He became aggressive during an argument with passengers and sprayed a fire extinguisher; the exact cause of his death is under investigation.
Key facts
- Train
- Golden Temple Express
- Route
- Bandra Terminus (Mumbai) to Delhi
- Incident
- Sprayed fire extinguisher on passengers after an argument
- Detained At
- RPF post, Surat
- Deceased
- Unidentified foreign national, about 45 years old
- Identification
- No passport, visa, or ID documents found
- Case Registered
- Accidental death
- Investigation
- Initiated by railway police










