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IN PICS: Teen falls off local train, massive search operations at creek in Thane

Updated On: 05 September, 2025 09:09 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

A 19-year-old boy tragically fell from a moving local train into the Vitawa Creek near Kalwa on Thursday following which a massive search operation was launched. Pics/RDMC

A 19-year-old boy tragically fell from a moving local train into the Vitawa Creek near Kalwa on Thursday following which a massive search operation was launched. Pics/RDMC

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A 19-year-old boy tragically fell from a moving local train into the Vitawa Creek near Kalwa on Thursday following which a massive search operation was launched. Pics/RDMC
<p>The body of a 19-year-old man who fell into Vitawa creek near Kalwa in Thane district from a suburban train was recovered on Friday afternoon, a civic official said</p>

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The body of a 19-year-old man who fell into Vitawa creek near Kalwa in Thane district from a suburban train was recovered on Friday afternoon, a civic official said

<p>Akash Sharma, a resident of Gholai Nagar in Kalwa, had fallen into the creek at 1pm on Thursday while travelling by train from Mulund in neighbouring Mumbai, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said</p>

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Akash Sharma, a resident of Gholai Nagar in Kalwa, had fallen into the creek at 1pm on Thursday while travelling by train from Mulund in neighbouring Mumbai, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said

<p>The search that began on Thursday afternoon continued till 6:15 pm on Thursday and then resumed on Friday morning</p>

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The search that began on Thursday afternoon continued till 6:15 pm on Thursday and then resumed on Friday morning

<p>The body was found at 12:30 pm on Friday by fishermen Prathamesh Kharkar, Jitu Kharkar, and Suresh Vitawkar, an official said</p>

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The body was found at 12:30 pm on Friday by fishermen Prathamesh Kharkar, Jitu Kharkar, and Suresh Vitawkar, an official said

<p>Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating further, he said</p>

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Police have registered a case of accidental death and are investigating further, he said

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