Railway employee killed after coming in between buffers during shunting of train in Bihar station
Begusarai (Bihar), Nov 9: A railway employee was killed after he was caught between the buffers of the engine and a coach during a shunting operation at Barauni Junction station in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Saturday, officials said.
A buffer is a shock-absorbing device on both ends of a train’s engine and coach, designed to reduce the impact of collisions between bogies.
An official of the East Central Railway said the guidelines for such an operation must have been violated leading to this "unfortunate incident" and an inquiry has been ordered.
The deceased has been identified as Amar Kumar (25), a resident of Samastipur district.
Kumar's family alleged that he died because of the negligence of the railway staff.
According to eyewitnesses, the incident took place when shunting of Lucknow Junction-Barauni Express was on at platform number 5.
Kumar was killed after being sandwiched between the buffers of the engine and a coach.
A video clip of the man's body stuck between the buffers went viral on social media.
Family members of the deceased reached the spot and said they would not allow the authorities to conduct post-mortem examination till action is taken against the erring railway staff.
The matter was resolved after Vivek Bhushan Sood, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Sonpur division, reached the spot and pacified the agitated family members.
Sharswati Chandra, Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of East Central Railway, told PTI that the incident took place at Barauni station in the morning.
"It is a very unfortunate incident and at the same time, a matter of concern. The set guidelines for such an operation must have been violated," Chandra said.
A high-level enquiry has been ordered to find out the reason behind the incident and strict action will be taken against the erring railway employees after completion of the probe, the CPRO said.
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A railway porter was killed during a shunting operation at #BarauniJunction in #Bihar's #Begusarai on Saturday. The victim was identified as Amar Kumar Rao, a porter working at the station under the #Sonpur Railway Division.
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Main accused in Delhi Police constable murder shot dead in Sangam Vihar
New Delhi (PTI): A day after the fatal stabbing of a Delhi Police constable, the main accused in the case was shot dead in an encounter with the personnel of the force in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area, officials said on Sunday.
Constable Kiran Pal was stabbed to death by three people on Saturday while on night patrolling duty in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area. Two accused -- Deepak Max and Krish Gupta -- were arrested later in that day.
The third accused, Raghav -- who stabbed Pal with a knife -- was hiding in Sangam Vihar, a senior police officer of Special Cell said.
Acting on specific information, teams of NDR of Special Cell and Narcotics Cell of South East District, went to the area connecting Sangam Vihar and Surajkund Road late on Saturday night, the officer said.
The accused was identified and asked to surrender. He, however, opened fire at the police personnel who retaliated in self-defence and injured the accused.
"He was immediately taken to the ESIC Hospital, Okhla, where he died," the officer said.
A pistol with two cartridges have been seized, the police officer said, adding no police official was injured in the encounter.
Constable Kiran Pal, posted at Govindpuri Police Station, was on night patrolling duty when he stopped three people riding a scooty in the early hours of Saturday.
The accused threw stones at the constable to evade arrest but he managed to waylay them by putting his bike in front of their vehicle, the officer said.
The constable also took away the keys of the scooty and started questioning the trio during which the accused stabbed him, the officer added.
