An 18-year-old Std XII student died on the morning of the first day of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations after falling from a local train between Mumbra and Kalwa stations.

Soham Sachin Kathare, a resident of Dombivli, was travelling to Kalwa for his English board exam when the incident occurred. According to Government Railway Police officials, he was declared dead at a Thane hospital at 10.30 am, before the exam began at 11 am on February 10.