Math Professor Stabbed and Killed in Mumbai Local Over Minor Disagreement
A minor argument over space in a crowded local train led to the stabbing of a Mumbai professor. Police arrested the accused within a day after tracking him through CCTV footage.
On 24 January 2026, 33-year-old Alok Kumar Singh, a mathematics and statistics professor at Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai, was stabbed to death at Malad railway station during evening rush hour.
Singh had boarded a Churchgate–Borivali slow local train from Vile Parle with a colleague. They were standing near the door of a crowded second-class compartment. As the train approached Malad station around 6 pm, Singh asked another passenger, 27-year-old Omkar Eknath Shinde, to make space so he could get down, pointing out that women were standing ahead. A short argument followed and lasted less than two minutes.
When the train stopped, Omkar suddenly lost his temper, took out a sharp tool similar to tweezers used for his work, and stabbed Singh multiple times in the abdomen as he stepped onto the platform. Singh collapsed in blood while Omkar ran away through the foot overbridge into the crowd. Singh’s colleague tried to stop the attacker but failed.
Railway police and commuters rushed to help. Singh was taken to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali, where doctors declared him dead on arrival due to severe abdominal injuries and heavy bleeding.
Singh is survived by his wife Pooja, who was waiting to celebrate her birthday with him, and by his parents and younger brother. His father is part of the defence minister’s security team in Delhi.
Police later arrested Omkar on 25 January near Malad station after tracking him using CCTV footage from multiple locations. He confessed during questioning and has been charged with murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
