A Ghatkopar resident overheard an innocuous piece of conversation between three men outside the Churchgate station at 5.30 pm.
“Parcel train mey chhodke sab Malad mey milengey.” Sandeep Singh, a Ghatkopar resident in his mid-20s, overheard this seemingly innocuous piece of conversation between three men outside the Churchgate station at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. It was only after he reached home (around 7 pm) and switched on the television that he realised the full implications of the conversation he had eavesdropped on.
He immediately called the police control room on 100 and gave them the information, and was directed to the Matunga station late in the night. Singh then got in touch with the Matunga police but met with resistance — the cops told him to contact the anti-terrorist squad since they were handling the case. It was only after ACP (Additional Commissioner of Police) Subodh Jaiswal intervened that Singh could get himself heard.
According to Singh’s statement, two of the three men had been bearded and were wearing Pathan suits. All three were carrying similar-looking parcels which looked like gift boxes.
Singh, a former Citifinance employee, had gone to Churchgate in search of a job when he spotted the trio.
AB Deshpande, senior police inspector, Matunga police station, said, “We are recording the statement and will hand it over to the anti-terrorist squad. The description given by Singh will help us make the sketches and will be pivotal for the case.”
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