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MUMBAI: Three eunuchs stabbed two passengers of the Konark Express at Kalyan railway station when they refused to give them Rs 20 on Tuesday morning. One of the victims, Panchnani Bohra, is admitted to Sion Hospital in critical condition.

The eunuchs-Shreya Shaikh (29), Jenifar Shaikh (20) and Simran Shaikh (25)-had also forcibly taken money from three passengers before attacking the duo.

This is the second time in the last two months when eunuchs have attacked passengers of a long-distance train.

The Kalyan Government Railway Police arrested the three accused on Wednesday from Vithalwadi area in Ulhasnagar. The eunuchs are residents of Bangalipura slums near Wadala station.

Bohra and his friend Abhimanyu Das were on their way to Mumbai from Odisha when the incident occurred. In his complaint, Das said, "The eunuchs were standing on the platform just outside the compartment door. They told the passengers that they must pay Rs 20 if they wanted to alight. The eunuchs even snatched money from three passengers. They asked us to pay but we refused."

This didn't go down well with the accused. "First, they thrashed Das and Bohra and then stabbed them. While Das sustained gashes on his leg, Bohra suffered serious injuries on the chest," said Kalyan GRP inspector SG Nirmal.

GRP officials rushed the duo to Rukminibai Hospital in Kalyan. Bohra was later shifted to Sion Hospital.

"CCTV cameras had captured the eunuchs in the act. We sent their photographs to different police stations and got a tip-off about their location on Wednesday," said Kalyan GRP senior inspector Somnath Tambe.

Das and Bohra are residents of Gajam district in Odisha and work in Mumbai. Das is maried with two kids; Bohra's wife is eight months pregnant, said sources.