A case of accidental death has been registered by the police and a probe is underway.

A 19-year-old student died by suicide in Maharashtra's Thane after a group of people allegedly assaulted him on a local train following an argument over not speaking in Marathi, news agency reported on Thursday, citing the police.

According to the police, the student was found dead at his apartment on Tuesday evening.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Kalyanji Gete said that the student was on a local train heading to his college when the alleged assault occurred between Kalyan and Thane stations on Tuesday morning.

According to the student's father, his son was asked by a passenger to move a little ahead in a crowded compartment, but the matter escalated when the latter reprimanded him for not speakin

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