A 32-year-old man, identified as Pankaj Dhama, dies after an alleged assault by fellow passengers at Shahdara railway station in east Delhi while trying to board the Yoga Express. Police report the incident occurs on platform number 3 amid a rush to board the train, where a quarrel escalates into violence. Authorities say Dhama is attacked with punches and kicks by co-passengers, and he is taken to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, where doctors declare him dead.
According to police, information about the scuffle is received at Old Delhi railway station police station and an investigating officer reaches the spot. A medico-legal case is registered, and proceedings are initiated under Sections 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 3(5) (common intention) of the BNS. Investigators review CCTV footage from the station and question eyewitnesses to identify those responsible and determine their roles in the assault. Further details are awaited as the investigation continues.
