Seventy-two-year-old Ashraf Ali Sayyed Hussain, who was mercilessly beaten up by a group of goons in a moving train, told police that the accused had threatened to throw him out of the train during the incident on August 28. Hussain also revealed police negligence, stating that when he first visited the police station on the same day after being allowed to disembark at Thane Railway Station, the police failed to register his complaint. 

Officials claim Hussain did not file a formal complaint at the time and was allowed to leave. However, under the law, the police should have taken cognizance of the matter, especially given that a senior citizen arrived with torn clothes.