Conspiracy Claim Follows Rail Worker’s Death, Probe Cites Poor Coordination
A preliminary inquiry by the Indian Railways found that a worker was crushed to death at Bihar’s Barauni Junction station after “poor coordination” between two pointsmen during a shunting operation. The Railways, after scrutinising CCTV footage and witness statements, held poinstman Mohammed Suleman responsible for wrongfully giving a signal to the loco shunter, leading to Amar Kumar’s death. After 15204 Lucknow-Barauni train arrived at the station at 8.10 am on November 9, Mr Suleman and Mr Kumar were sent to detach the engine. During the task, the latter got stuck between the engine and power car after the former gave wrong signals to the loco pilot, a report signed by five railway officers stated. After… Read More »Conspiracy Claim Follows Rail Worker’s Death, Probe Cites Poor Coordination