'Mayank was jovial, stylish, a fantastic photographer'
MUMBAI, June 25 -- "Jovial, stylish, a fantastic photographer, and an equally simple person."
That is how neighbours and acquaintances remember 22-year-old Mayank Lohar, who was allegedly stabbed to death in a local train late on Tuesday night by a fellow passenger, following a petty dispute over closing the coach door during rains.
Mayank was the youngest of four children of Ramesh Lohar, a driver, and Gyana Lohar, a homemaker. His elder sister, Megha, questioned how a passenger could carry a knife on a local train. "People just stood there and watched as my brother was being stabbed. Had someone intervened, he would have survived," the law student said.
Recalling a similar incident in February, when a mathematics professor was stabbed following a dispute over alighting a crowded local train, Megha said such crimes must be dealt with sternly to deter others.
When HT visited the Lohars' home in Bhoirpada, Virar East, on Wednesday afternoon, Mayank's mother, Gyana, was inconsolable, even as neighbours gathered around her. "No other mother should go through the same pain," she said.
Arif Sheikh, one of the Lohars' neighbours, said, "Mayank was handsome and loved by everyone. He lived in style and dressed well, but was a simple person."
Ramesh Lohar, who identified his son's body, said he received a call from the Borivali railway police around midnight, informing him that Mayank had been involved in an altercation with another commuter. The police told him that Mayank had sustained severe injuries and had been admitted to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali.
"Arguments do happen, and even fights take place during train travel, but he should not have stabbed my son," said Ramesh, demanding strict action against the accused....
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