Indian Railway wagon reaches UP from Andhra Pradesh in 3.5 years
New Delhi, July 27: In yet another ‘laurel’ for Indian railways, a goods wagon booked in 2014 took 3.5 years to complete 1400 Km journey to reach its destination in Uttar Pradesh (UP). As per reports, the wagon was booked by a trader to transport fertilizers from the Visakhapatnam port to UP’s Basti but when there was no sign of the wagon for several months, the trader contacted the Railway officials.
The officials had no explanation as to why the wagon booked to transport fertilizers from a public sector company Indian Potash Limited, reached its destination in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti after such a long time. Despite the trader’s best efforts to reach out to the railway authorities in UP and Andhra Pradesh, the authorities failed to track the wagon and its whereabouts.
The wagon finally rolled into the Basti railway station on Thursday after travelling to several railway stations for such a long time which led to the decay of the consignment.
This isn’t the first time that Indian Railways messed up destinations and timelines, in March a Delhi-bound passenger train 64464 travelling from Panipat to Delhi landed up on the wrong station. The train took a different course and reached the Old Delhi Railway station instead of New Delhi Railway station. One employee was suspended and the authorities blamed.
Last month, new coaches attached to trains running between New Delhi and Ranchi went missing. The coached belonged to premium trains such as the Rajdhani Express and Sampark Kranti Express went missing. The authorities had no clue and speculated that organised gangs were behind the theft of the bogies.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
