According to the railway police, the incidents took place between 7.45 and 8 pm on two fast Borivli locals between Malad and Goregaon stations. In the first incident, three persons who were travelling in the same local were injured when stones hit them. While Savita Balkrishna Sopan (32), a resident of Malad (East) was struck by a stone just above the nose, Ashok Babaji More (33), a resident of Kandivli, was struck by a stone on the chest and Hanuman Rajput (25), a resident of Dadar, was hit by a stone in the neck region.

In the second incident which took place immediately after the first and near the same spot, Mangesh Pandurang Nalawade (23), a resident of Dharavi, was struck on the forehead. All the four were discharged after firstaid.

However complaints with the Borivli railway police were lodged only by More and Nalawade under sections 337, 34 of the Indian Penal Code and sections 152 of the Indian Railway Act.

The Borivli Railway police after registering the offence arrested seven persons in connection with the two incidents this morning. Those arrested are Tehsin Jamir Ahmed Shaikh (22), Mohammed Ali Khan (20), Ahmed John Abdul Gani Shaikh (32), Shakil Ahmed Ansari (25), Shahnoor Mohammed Ismail Khan (31), Ismail Lala Shaikh (22), Mohammed Gavas Mohammed Usman Shaikh (22). Police said that the motive behind the stone throwing is yet to be found out as the accused have yet to be interrogated. They will be questioned so after obtaining a remand from the court.