India, Nov. 19 -- A 28-year-old man from Waliv has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 16-year-old niece by pushing her off a moving local train in Vasai on Monday afternoon.

According to police, the girl was travelling with her maternal uncle in the first-class compartment of a Churchgate-Virar local when the incident occurred between Bhayander and Naigaon. The accused allegedly shoved her off the footboard, causing her to fall onto the tracks. She died on the spot due to severe head injuries.

The police said that the accused and the minor were allegedly in a relationship. "When the girl eloped and went to him, he realised she would become a liability and decided to kill her," said a police officer.

The girl lived in Mankhurd wi...