Overview
- Railway police identified the accused as Raju (Rajkumar/Rajukumar) Gupta, 42, an electrician, and traced him via a CCTV trail through Thane, Dadar and Virar before arresting him in Surat.
- A murder case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered, and police said the accused was produced in court and remanded to custody.
- The victim, Pushpa Gupta, 36, was pushed onto the tracks at Mulund’s Platform 1 on March 14 and was declared dead at the Government Hospital in Mulund.
- Officials said station CCTV captured the push and commuters alerted the station master, prompting the rapid probe and manhunt across the rail network.
- Family accounts describe frequent domestic disputes and prior non-cognisable complaints; the victim’s brother reported being locked in the house with a nephew, and reports differ on whether the child witness was 13 or 15.