One city, two databases. A glaring discrepancy has emerged between official figures released by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) on deaths and injuries along Mumbai’s suburban railway, with more than 1000 fatalities unaccounted for in one set of records.

Railway safety activist Samir Zaveri has flagged the inconsistency in a letter dated October 28, addressed to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Central Railway GM, and the Principal Chief Security Commissioner (RPF), demanding that both agencies reconcile their data and release corrected numbers for 2024.