India, June 26 -- The gruesome murder of 22-year-old Mayank Ramesh Lohar, a salesman of a retail chain, by fellow passenger Roshan Babu Suvarna, inside the first class compartment of a moving local train on the Western Railway line has caused unease among passengers, with passenger groups reviving old demands to fortify the suburban network.

A group of passenger associations first tabled a charter of demands to the railways nearly seven years ago when a huge spike in commuter numbers was recorded. The demands were not met, and the associations have now refreshed the list of demands which they plan to submit to the Railway Board, led by Mumbai Railway Pravasi Sangh (MRPS). A key demand is AI-enabled surveillance that can monitor crowds in...