Mumbai: Courier co-staffer stabbed on busy Kurla railway FOB

MUMBAI: A 37-year-old man, Fayyaz Nempurwala, was stabbed and left bleeding in full public view on a foot overbridge at Kurla railway station around 3.45 pm on Saturday. The masked assailant fled from the site, but did not rob the injured victim of the Rs 2 lakh he had in a bag. People on the bridge were numb with shock; a woman passed out at the sight.
Nempurwala regained consciousness on Sunday and was stable, but still on a ventilator at a municipal hospital, with doctors saying he was in no condition to give a statement.The GRP has registered a case of attempted murder.

Nempurwala works with a courier company and lives in Mumbra with his wife.
On Saturday, Nempurwala was in Kasaiwada in Kurla (east) for professional reasons.
His business done, he took the public bridge to cross over from east to west. He was between platform 6 and 8 on the bridge when the assailant crept up from behind and suddenly stabbed him with a sharp knife in his chest and abdomen.
Nempurwala collapsed, his clothes quickly getting soaked in blood. People informed the station manager, who summoned the GRP.
“We suspect the assailant had been following Nempurwala. He was dressed in a full-sleeved and hooded jerkin, his face covered with a mask,” a GRP officer said.
The officer said Nempurwala was conscious when he was taken to hospital. “From his cellphone, we obtained his family’s phone numbers and informed them of the stabbing,” the officer said.
Nempurwala was taken to Bhabha Hospital near Kurla station and later moved to Sion hospital. He underwent a surgery on Saturday night.
Nempurwala’s brother, Farhan, viewed the CCTV footage. The assailant’s identity could not be established.
“Nempurwala’s family said he was a simple man who had no vices and no enemies. We will investigate if he had a dispute with anyone, in the family or at his workplace, or if he had a financial disagreement with anyone,” an officer said.
The police said they were investigating if the assailant intended to issue a threat.
The GRP and the railway crime branch formed teams to hunt for the assailant. Farhan’s statement was recorded and the FIR was filed on its basis under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC.