Within 24 hours, the Judicial Magistrate Railway Court in Kalyan cancelled the bail of three police aspirants accused of allegedly beating 72-year-old senior citizen Ashraf Ali Sayyed Hussain on a Mumbai-bound train based on suspicion that he was carrying beef. The court, which had initially granted bail, revoked it after the Thane GRP invoked additional non-bailable sections in the FIR. These sections were added following public outrage demanding justice for the 72-year-old. Opposition leaders also met with the railway commissioner, demanding action against the culprits.

“The investigating officer has filed an application stating that she recorded a supplementary statement from the informant, and based on this, two more sections were added to the case: Section 302 (intentionally uttering words to deliberately wound the religious sentiments of another person) and Section 311 (robbery, or dacoity, with an attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the BNS. For further investigation, she has requested the cancellation of bail for accused No. 1 to 3,” the court stated in its order.