4-year-old boy's body found in train toilet bin in Mumbai

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August 23, 2025 20:23 IST

The body of a four-year-old boy was found in a garbage bin kept inside the toilet of an express train at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai early on Saturday, officials said.

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The body was found in an air-conditioned coach of Kushinagar Express (22537) that runs daily between Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and the LTT.

A public relations officer of the Central Railway the cleaning staff found the body of the boy in one of the toilets of B2 coach of the express around 6 am during the sanitation process.

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) immediately contacted the Government Railway Police (GRP) about the recovery of the body and a complaint was lodged, he said.

"The GRP is carrying out an investigation into the matter. The RPF has filed a complaint after the recovery of the body," he said.

Kushinagar Express is one of the popular trains connecting North India from Mumbai.

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