Cop's arm severed, police driver injured while removing bodies from railway track in MP's Damoh
Damoh (MP), Nov 11: A sub-inspector lost his arm, and a police vehicle driver sustained injuries when they were struck by a train while responding to the scene of a double fatality on the railway tracks.
The incident occurred near the Karaiya Bhadoli railway station, about 260 km away from Bhopal on Sunday evening.
According to Superintendent of Police Shrut Kirti Somvanshi, Assistant Sub-Inspector Rajendra Mishra, the in-charge of Bandakpur police post, arrived at the location after reports surfaced that two men had fallen from a moving train and died.
Initial investigations show that while Mishra and his team were in the process of removing the duo's bodies from the tracks, a train unexpectedly approached and struck them.
Eyewitnesses reported that one individual attempted to pull Mishra out, but in the attempt, Mishra's right arm was severed, and he also sustained head injuries.
"The exact circumstances of the incident will be clear once the injured officers are able to speak," SP Somvanshi told PTI here.
When asked how the cops were unable to hear the sound of an approaching train, the SP said, "It remains a mystery as to why they did not hear the train approaching. We have heard that they might have been engaged in phone calls during the incident, but this information will have to be verified."
Rahul Raikwar, who was accompanying the deceased, said Mishra was preparing 'panchnama' (spot assessment report) when he saw a goods train coming from the opposite direction on an adjacent railway track.
"He told us a train is coming and asked everyone to get back. But he could not see another train coming from behind on another track. The goods train hit his hand. The deceased Neeraj Singh Lodhi (22) and Abhishek Lodhi (21), me and two others work as waiters and were going to Raipur on the Bhopal-Bilaspur train," Raikwar said.
"Neeraj and Abhishek fell from the train and died. The two were going to the toilet when they fell. I pulled the train's alarm chain but it did not stop. After it halted at Bandakpur station eight kilometres from the accident spot, I informed the station master," Raikwar added.
Raikwar said he and others walked along the tracks to reach the spot where Neeraj and Abhishek fell.
Both Mishra and the injured driver, Yawar Khan, were shifted to the Government Medical College here and then to a private hospital.
Surgeon Prashant Yadav of Metro Hospital in Jabalpur said replantation of Mishra's arm was not done since there was fear of infection during surgery.
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Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad LS seat in Kerala with margin of over 4.1 lakh votes
Wayanad(Kerala), Nov 23: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday cruised to her maiden electoral victory, from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, with a margin of over 4.1 lakh votes against CPI(M)-led LDF's Sathyan Mokeri, according to figures released by the Election Commission.
Priyanka got 6,22,338 votes which was less than the 6,47,445 votes received by her brother Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad in April this year, but her victory margin of 4,10,931 was more than his lead of 3,64,422 votes, despite the decline in turnout in the Wayanad bypoll.
The LS poll turnout in Wayanad, which has over 14 lakh registered voters, was close to 74 per cent in April, but had declined to 65 per cent in the by-election in November.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Wayanad, CPI's Annie Raja had secured second place with 2,83,023 votes, while BJP's K. Surendran finished third with 1,41,045 votes.
However, both fronts were unable to replicate their performance in the bypoll, despite a reduced voter turnout in the hill constituency.
Mokeri got 2,11,407 and BJP-led NDA's Navya Haridas came third with 1,09,939 votes.
Close to the announcement of the final counting results, Priyanka, in a post on social media platform X, thanked the people of Wayanad for electing her as their representative to the Parliament.
"My dearest sisters and brothers of Wayanad, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the trust you have placed in me. I will make sure that over time, you truly feel this victory has been your victory and the person you chose to represent you understands your hopes and dreams and fights for you as one of your own. I look forward to being your voice in Parliament!
"Thank you for giving me this honour and even more for the immense love you have given me," she said.
In her post, Priyanka also thanked her colleagues in the UDF, leaders from across Kerala, workers, volunteers and everyone else who supported her and worked "incredibly hard" in her poll campaign, by "tolerating" her "12 hour a day (no food, no rest) car journeys, and for fighting like true soldiers for the ideals we all believe in".
"To my mother, Robert and my two jewels- Raihan and Miraya, no gratitude is ever enough for the love and courage you give me. And to my brother, Rahul, you are the bravest of them all… thank you for showing me the way and having my back, always," she said in her post on X.
