The incident is a serious case of negligence of railway authorities that an auto-rickshaw can be seen plying on the railway platform.

Key Highlights An auto-rickshaw was spotted plying on a railway platform near Mumbai The incident was reported from Shahad station of Central Railways

Mumbai, Maharashtra: An auto-rickshaw giving a ride to commuters on a railway platform was spotted. The incident was reported from Shahad station near Mumbai on Central Railways.

Some passengers made a video of the auto-rickshaw plying on the platform. The video shows the auto-rickshaw driving on the platform as it crosses other commuters. When the video zooms on the auto, commuters can be seen inside the vehicle. It seems that the rickshaw is probably giving a ride to the commuters.

In the background of the video, someone can be heard saying, "Train me rickshaw bharke leke jaayega luggage me (He will take the auto-rickshaw in the train as luggage)."

The incident is a serious case of negligence by railway authorities that an auto-rickshaw can be seen plying on the railway platform.

Watch the video here:

Meanwhile, heavy rains in Mumbai have left about 700 passengers stranded in a train. The passengers are on-board in the Mahalaxmi Express from Kolhapur to Mumbai that is stranded near Ulhasnagar and Wangni near Badlapur.

As many as 220 people, including women and children, have been rescued so far. The National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) has sent eight boats to rescue the stranded commuters. Three more boats have been mobilised to rescue the civilians on the train.

Passengers have been asked not to deboard the train as it is in a safe place. "Following incessant rainfall over the last 24 hours in Mumbai and adjoining areas, a request was received from the Central Railways early morning today, 27 July 2019, for the evacuation of passengers from Mahalaxmi Express stranded near Badlapur due to water on tracks from the Ulhas River. Eight flood rescue teams from the Navy including three diving teams have been mobilised with rescue material, inflatable boats and life jackets," the Western Naval Command said in a statement.

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai over the next 24 hours.