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Mumbai Local Stone Attack Blinds Bystander, GRP Arrests Suspect

Doctors report permanent loss of vision in the left eye, with investigators building the case from CCTV and witness accounts.

Overview

  • Police say a quarrel between two commuters escalated at Bandra station when one man jumped onto the tracks, picked up stones, and hurled them into the coach.
  • The second stone missed the intended target and struck 28-year-old Nishant Khatri below his left eye on a Churchgate-bound fast local around 11 pm on February 3.
  • The Bandra GRP identified the accused as 26-year-old labourer Yogendra Boddha and arrested him at Dadar within roughly 36 hours using station CCTV and informant tips.
  • An FIR cites Section 118(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing grievous hurt by dangerous means, with investigators continuing to record statements.
  • Khatri underwent surgery at Hinduja Hospital and has been told vision will not return; he alleges delays and lack of assistance at the station and Bhabha Hospital, a timeline Western Railway disputes.