Foreigner dies during questioning at Surat station after train brawl; probe underway

A foreign national died during questioning at an RPF post at Surat station after he was deboarded from a long-distance train following a fight with co-passengers, the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Wednesday (August 19, 2026).

The GRP have launched a custodial death investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to his death, said officials.

The unidentified man, believed to be in his 40s, was travelling to Delhi on the Golden Temple Express after boarding at Mumbai’s Borivali, said GRP.

On the night of August 17, after the train departed from Vapi station in Gujarat following a halt, he got into a verbal and physical altercation with co-passengers over standing near the gate, said Abhay Soni, Western Railway Superintendent of Police, Vadodara Division.

A co-passenger subsequently called the 139 railway helpline and reported that a foreign national had got into a brawl with passengers. “The foreign national also allegedly sprayed a fire extinguisher on co-passengers during the fight,” said the SP.