<p>One commuter was killed and five others injured after they fell down from the footboard of a running suburban train, when some miscreants threw a chemical-laced Holi powder at them, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday night when the victims were travelling on the footboard of a crowded Dadar-Thane local train.<br /><br />"The powder caused severe injuries and a burning sensation in the eyes of the commuters and they lost their grip and balance and fell out of the running train," the official said.<br />Some miscreants threw a yellow powder at them from a local train speeding in the opposite direction, an official of Kurla Railway Police said.<br /><br />G. Nityanand Ganpati, a 26-year-old resident of Chembur, died from the fall, while at least five others were injured, including two who are reported to be serious. <br /><br />The Government Railway Police (GRP) have collected samples of the yellow powder and sent these for chemical analysis to determine its contents.<br /><br />The police are also probing whether the powder could have been thrown from a bridge running above the railway lines in the vicinity.<br /><br />The shocking incident took place barely hours after Mumbai police and the railways issued separate appeals to people to celebrate a safe Holi without troubling others.<br /></p>
<p>One commuter was killed and five others injured after they fell down from the footboard of a running suburban train, when some miscreants threw a chemical-laced Holi powder at them, police said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The incident took place around 8 p.m. Monday night when the victims were travelling on the footboard of a crowded Dadar-Thane local train.<br /><br />"The powder caused severe injuries and a burning sensation in the eyes of the commuters and they lost their grip and balance and fell out of the running train," the official said.<br />Some miscreants threw a yellow powder at them from a local train speeding in the opposite direction, an official of Kurla Railway Police said.<br /><br />G. Nityanand Ganpati, a 26-year-old resident of Chembur, died from the fall, while at least five others were injured, including two who are reported to be serious. <br /><br />The Government Railway Police (GRP) have collected samples of the yellow powder and sent these for chemical analysis to determine its contents.<br /><br />The police are also probing whether the powder could have been thrown from a bridge running above the railway lines in the vicinity.<br /><br />The shocking incident took place barely hours after Mumbai police and the railways issued separate appeals to people to celebrate a safe Holi without troubling others.<br /></p>