Ailing Odisha woman forced to get off midway from bus, dies
Berhampur (Odisha), Feb 3: An ailing 50-year-old woman died on a road after she, along with her son, was allegedly forced to get down from a private bus on the way to Berhampur from Bhubaneswar, as her condition deteriorated.
The son did not get help from anyone on the highway till the police arrived and took her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead, her relatives said on Friday.
He also did not have enough money to hire an ambulance.
The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when Runu Swain of Padmatola village was returning home after being treated at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. His son Sujit was accompanying him.
On the way, her condition suddenly deteriorated and Sujit pleaded with the driver and conductor to take her mother to a hospital at Chhatrapur or Berhampur.
However, the staff of the bus allegedly forced them to get off the vehicle in the middle of the road on NH 16, about four kilometres away from Ganjam town.
"After getting information about the incident, our employees along with local people reached the spot," said Ganjam police station inspector in charge, Santosh Kumar Behera.
The police arranged an ambulance that took her to a hospital and then to her village.
Sujit lamented that his mother could have survived if she got medical treatment immediately.
No police complaint was made in this regard, Behera said.
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Railway track tampered with in Surat district; police suspect sabotage attempt
Surat (PTI): Unidentified persons allegedly tampered with a railway track by removing fish plates and loosening several bolts in an attempt to derail trains in Gujarat's Surat district on Saturday, police said.
The sabotage attempt came to light before a train could pass through the affected track between Kosamba and Kim railway stations as a lineman detected the damage and alerted the railway authorities in the early hours of the day, officials said.
Unidentified persons removed two fish plates that bolted the ends of two rails on the railway track and placed them on the parallel track, Superintendent of Police, Surat (rural), Hitesh Joysar said.
They also loosened some 40-50 bolts, he said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police RR Sarvaiya said a lineman inspecting the track discovered the tampering around 5.30 am and alerted the railway administration.
"Railway engineers and other staff reached the site and repaired the line, and the movement of trains resumed," he said.
Sarvaiya said the railway and local police have launched a probe, and a case is being registered.
Inspector PH Jadeja of Kim police station said it was an attempt to derail the train, and an accident was averted due to the alertness of the railway staff.
The train movement resumed once the damage was fixed, he said.
