Two individuals who were fatally struck by a subway train in Manhattan over the weekend have been identified as Malaika Chitre and Navam Kaul, both 24 years old and recent graduates of Rutgers University. According to Rajnikant Pipalia, whose son was a friend of Kaul, the two had been longtime friends and traveled in the same social circles at Rutgers. "They grew up in the same world," Pipalia stated. Both Chitre and Kaul graduated from Rutgers in 2024, as indicated on their LinkedIn profiles. Chitre, from Dayton, NJ, was employed as a quality operations specialist at Acadia Pharmaceuticals and was pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Temple University. Kaul, from Sayreville, NJ, worked as a financial data analyst at Bloomberg. Pipalia noted that Kaul was of Nepali descent, with his parents having immigrated to the United States approximately 30 years ago. He mentioned that he last saw Kaul about a year ago and described him as a responsible individual, stating, "There’s nothing in his life that would make him do anything stupid."
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Two Recent Rutgers Graduates Identified as Victims of Subway Accident in Manhattan
Malaika Chitre and Navam Kaul, both 24 and recent Rutgers University graduates, were identified as the victims of a subway accident in Manhattan. Chitre worked at Acadia Pharmaceuticals and was studying to become a doctor, while Kaul was employed at Bloomberg. Friends described them as responsible individuals who shared a close social circle.
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Tragic NYC duo killed in subway crash ID’d as longtime friends, recent Rutgers grads just starting out in their careers
Two Recent Rutgers Graduates Identified as Victims of Subway Accident in Manhattan