Overview
- The incident occurred on Platform 3 at Shahdara railway station on Friday afternoon, when the 15035 Delhi–Kathgodam Express struck the victim during a pursuit.
- The deceased was identified as Rohit Kumar, 22, of Wazidpur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, according to police.
- Information reached the Old Delhi Railway Station police around 4:53–4:55 pm after a Railway Protection Force control room alert reported a run-over.
- Investigating officers called in the crime team and Forensic Science Laboratory to inspect the scene, and the body was sent to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital for medico-legal procedures.
- Preliminary findings state Kumar ran after the alleged snatcher and stepped into the train’s path, and no arrest has been reported as investigators pursue leads from CCTV.