Thane: A policeman was murdered by two unidentified persons who attacked him and then pushed him in front of a train between Rabale and Ghansoli in Navi Mumbai, according to a police official on Thursday.

The Vashi railway police station official said that the victim was identified as 42-year-old Vijay Ramesh Chavan, a resident of Ghansoli.

“The incident took place between 5:25am and 5:35am on Wednesday. The accused, who were wearing white shirts, attacked Chavan with some unidentified object and pushed him in front of a train. The motive behind the murder is not known. No arrests have been made so far,” the official said.

The police official informed that a case of murder was registered and further investigation is underway. 

(With PTI inputs)