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Commuters raise alarm after three passengers fall to their death from overcrowded local trains | Mumbai News

After the death of three persons from Dombivli in the last fortnight — all of them fell off overcrowded suburban trains of the Central Raliway, concerned commuters have urged CR to address the issue of overcrowding. On April 23, a 25-year-old IIT Patna postgraduate student, Avadhesh Dubey, a resident of Dombivli, died after falling off a train. He had boarded a train at Dombivli and was near the door as the coach was packed. He lost his balance and fell to his death between Diva and Mumbra stations. On April 29, 26-year-old Riya Rajgor lost her life after falling from an overcrowded local train in Dombivli. Rajgor boarded a CSMT-bound train at Dombivli station around 8 am. As the train passed the Kopar area, she lost her grip on the grab handle and fell onto the tracks, resulting in her immediate death. Rajgor, who worked for a construction firm in Thane, was a resident of Dombivli and is survived by her parents. The deceased Avadhesh Dubey and Riya Rajgor (Express File Photo) On April 30, …