MUMBAI: Roshan Suvarna, 30, arrested for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Mayank Lohar to death inside a moving local train, has sought bail, claiming he was merely a bystander injured while trying to stop a fight between Lohar and an unidentified man.Suvarna’s plea says he intervened in the quarrel, suffered injuries, and was falsely implicated after the alleged attacker fled. Lohar’s family has opposed bail, saying they fear for their safety and for witnesses. The plea will be heard on Nov 20.Through advocate Prince Kumar Upadhyay, Lohar’s father, Ramesh Lohar, filed an intervention plea describing the attack as a cruel, unprovoked murder.“A young man of 22 was killed in a public train over a trivial quarrel. His parents have lost their son,” the reply said, adding that releasing Suvarna would prejudice the prosecution and erode public confidence in commuter safety. The incident occurred late on June 23, 2026, on a Nalasopara-bound fast local from Andheri.Police said Lohar was returning from work when a dispute began near the door after rainwater splashed into the compartment.Passengers separated the men. After the alarm chain was pulled between Goregaon and Malad, the assailant allegedly stabbed Lohar in the chest and abdomen. He was taken to Shatabdi Hospital, where he was declared dead before admission.The family’s reply says Lohar was unarmed and had not assaulted anyone. It alleges that, about eight minutes after passengers intervened, Suvarna walked to Lohar’s new position, took a knife from his bag and stabbed him multiple times on vital parts, then threatened passengers before fleeing.The defence says Suvarna and Lohar were strangers, there was no motive or premeditation, no weapon was recovered from Suvarna, and CCTV did not show the stabbing. It also questioned the test identification parade.The family says Suvarna was traced through technical evidence, a doctor linked the injuries to the weapon, and the knife seller identified him. It says no medical proof supports his injury claim.
