India, Nov. 22 -- A 65-year-old retired loco pilot from Vikhroli was killed in a brutal attack just steps away from Ghatkopar Railway Station on Thursday night. One suspect has been detained, and it also appears as a planned attack, the police said.

According to the police, the incident occurred when the victim, Surendra Pachadkar, a former Central Railway employee and resident of Vikhroli's Parksite area, was on his routine evening walk and was attacked by an unidentified person around 9:30 pm near CGS Colony, 100 metres away from Ghatkopar Railway Station. He was struck repeatedly on the head with an iron rod, severely injuring his head.

"A resident of the colony, Neelabai Shinde, witnessed the assault and shouted at the attacker, who...