20-yr-old man and minor girl died after jumping in front of train: Police

The deceased were identified as Nitesh Dandapalli and Shagun Dubey, residents of Hanuman Nagar in Bhandup.
According to police, the incident happened around 2 pm Sunday when the duo jumped in front of the Garib Rath Express from platform number 4 at Vikhroli railway station.

“We have learned that the the deceased were in a relationship and the girl’s family recently found out about it,” senior police inspector Shambhaji Yadav from Kurla GRP said.

Police added that there are criminal cases registered against Dandapalli and the girl’s family members and hence they were against it. “To ensure that they were not together, the girl’s family started restricting her from leaving the house and were also going to send her away to their native place in Uttar Pradesh,” an officer said.

“When the two found out about it, Dandapalli went to her house on Saturday where he had confrontation with the girl’s family,” the officer added.

Police said Dubey left her house on Sunday morning under some pretext. When she did not return home and her mobile phone was switched off, the family members approached the Bhandup police station and lodged a complaint against Dandapalli. A case of kidnapping was also registered.

However, 10 minutes before the FIR was registered, the duo allegedly jumped in front of the train. “We learned from the CCTV footage,that they sat on the platform for 10 minutes and jumped on to the tracks as the train approached,” Yadav said.

The Kurla GRP were subsequently informed about the incident. They found their mobile phones and the note in Dandapalli’s pocket.

“From their mobile phones, we identified them. From Bhandup police station we learned that a case of kidnapping had been registered against Dandapalli. The family members of both individuals were also informed,” an officer said.

The Kurla GRP officials have registered two cases of accidental death. The bodies handed over to the families after postmortem.