Passenger, railway staff stabbed over seat fight on Mysuru-Bengaluru train

Maddur, Mandya district: A quarrel between the passengers over a seat on the train, broke out into a scuffle and stabbing, leaving two people injured.

The stabbing took place on Rajya Rani Express, which was bound for Bengaluru, from Mysuru on Wednesday.

The injured Shivakumar, a native of Tumakuru, and railway gatekeeper Kumar have been admitted to Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, in Mandya.

Suban Khureshi, Shoaib, Wasim, said to be the accused, were travelling in the train along with their family members. There was a quarrel over a seat on the train, when Shivakumar intervened and questioned them.

Irked over this, the accused stabbed Shivakumar. In an effort to save his life, Shivakumar tried to pull the railway chain, to stop the train, near Channegowdanadoddi near Maddur.

Gatekeeper Kumar tried to stop the accused, when they tried to flee. They also stabbed Kumar. However, the public caught the accused, thrashed them and handed over to the police.