mumbai tight police bandobast at stations and a plea to residents to play safe holi notwithstanding a commuter on a western railway train was injured when he was hit by a water balloon which narrowly missed his eyes the incident occurred on wednesday morning when powai resident sanappa katenaru 42 was passing by goregaon station he has been admitted to nair hospital where doctors have kept him under observation after finishing his work katenaru boarded a churchgatebound fast local from borivli that was so packed that he barely managed to get a space to stand on the footboard of a general coach around 10am as the local reached goregaon a virarbound fast train whizzed past in the opposite direction suddenly someone from that train hurled a water balloon which hit katenaru on his face just below his eye said the police in pain he sat down with his face stinging where the balloon had slashed him said a government railway police officer adding that the injury was severe as both the locals were in great speed katenaru alighted at the next station where commuters directed him to bhagwati hospital after initial treatment doctors there sent him to nair hospital for advanced care the borivli grp have booked the unidentified accused for causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others several others complaining of itching in the eyes redness and blurried vision after playing holi visited hospitals a kem hospital doctor said of the 38 major and minor cases many pertained to trauma to the eye cases of fractures were also reported jj hospital treated about five persons who sustained injuries while playing holi and sion hospital treated more than 15 people for fractures as well as minor injuries with inputs by sumitra deb roy