As Dinesh lay asleep in his Madangir house, his wife poured boiling oil and red chilli powder on him, sending him into screams that rent the dead calm of the night.

A probe by the Central Railway has concluded that a commuter’s “protruding” backpack led to the fall of eight travellers from two trains in Thane district in June, of whom five lost their lives.

Wednesday’s attack comes days after a similar strike caused mass power cuts. 

​Wednesday’s attack comes days after a similar strike caused mass power cuts.