Man dies after fellow passenger pushes him off moving express train in Maharashtra
Mumbai (PTI): A 25-year-old man died after being pushed off an express train allegedly by a fellow passenger near Karjat railway station in Maharashtra's Raigad district early on Tuesday, officials said.
The incident took place around 4.23 am when Mangesh Ramdas Dasore (40), a resident of Akola, allegedly pushed the victim from the crowded general coach of Konark Express.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said the victim, Vinod Kamble from Pune, fell from the moving train and sustained grievous injuries.
Karjat Government Railway Police (GRP) later found him and took him to Karjat's general Hospital, Karjat, where doctors declared him dead.
As per the preliminary inquiry, the victim and his friend, Ganesh Shahaji Devkar (25), were sitting near the door due to crowding in the general coach when the accused asked them to vacate the spot. After they refused, Dasore allegedly pushed Kamble off the train, the RPF officials said.
The escorting RPF team on board apprehended the accused following Devkar's complaint and handed him over to the GRP at Thane station.
The GRP Karjat was registering a case in this connection, a railway official said.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
