{
  "id": 19184610,
  "title": "Mumbai Local Train Murder Case: Accused Claims Unknown Attacker Killed Mayank Lohar, Seeks Bail; Victim’s Father Opposes Plea",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/mumbai-local-train-murder-case-accused-claims-unknown-attacker-killed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T16:58:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-local-train-murder-case-accused-claims-unknown-attacker-killed-mayank-lohar-seeks-bail-victims-father-opposes-plea"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 9, 2026, the accused in the Mumbai local train murder case, Roshan Suvarna, claimed that he was not the attacker and that an unknown assailant killed 22-year-old Mayank Lohar. Suvarna filed an application for bail, asserting that he too was attacked and sustained injuries while trying to save Lohar. He argued that the evidence, including the test identification parade and the recovered murder weapon, is unreliable and that he has been falsely implicated in the case. Lohar's family, represented by their lawyer Prince Upadhyay, disputed Suvarna's version, stating that it was self-contradictory. According to the prosecution, Suvarna and Lohar were traveling in the first-class compartment of a Churchgate–Nalasopara fast local train on June 23 when Lohar was allegedly stabbed. The assailant fled the train, and Suvarna was arrested the next day. The prosecution presented CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts, and mobile phone videos as key evidence. However, Suvarna contended that he tried to intervene in an altercation between Lohar and another person, after which he was stabbed. The defense questioned the reliability of the test identification parade and the recovery of the alleged murder weapon, claiming that it was found on another person, Girish, not Suvarna. They also argued that the CCTV footage did not show Suvarna assaulting Lohar with a knife.",
  "summary": "Mumbai, November 9, 2026: In a twist to the Mumbai local train murder case, accused Roshan Suvarna, arrested for allegedly stabbing 22-year-old Mayank Lohar to death, has claimed that he was not the attacker and that the real assailant fled from the train. Suvarna has moved an application for bail, claiming that he too was attacked and sustained injuries while trying to save Lohar. He has pleaded…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}