Woman falls off crowded local at Diva, loses limb

Thane | Friday | 6th July, 2018

Summary:

THANE: A 35-year-old catering firm employee lost her left limb after she slipped off the footboard of a crowded local on to the tracks near Diva station on Thursday morning. The woman , identified as Lata Naidu, is a Diva resident who works as a caterer in Mumbai. Police said she boarded the packed women’s coach and lost her grip due to pressure from inside the coach. Commuters say authorities must probe the incident and find if the woman was pushed by train bullies. Alerted, station officials rushed her to a local hospital from where her relatives shifted her to another facility in Dombivli..