Delhi: NRI charged Rs 10,000 for wheelchair at railway station, porter's licence cancelled
New Delhi: The licence of a porter at Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station was cancelled after he charged an exorbitant amount of Rs 10,000 from an NRI passenger, a senior citizen, for wheelchair services and assistance with luggage.
The incident came to light when the passenger's daughter, Payel, filed a complaint with the Railways after learning that wheelchair assistance at the station is supposed to be free. The Railways identified the porter through CCTV footage and asked him to return Rs 9,000 to the family.
Northern Railways stated that the porter's badge had been withdrawn, emphasising that it has a strict "zero-tolerance policy" regarding such malpractices.
The divisional railway manager condemned the porter's actions, stressing that incidents like these damage the image of the Railways and weakens passenger trust. He also assured that stringent actions would be taken against those found guilty of exploiting passengers. He further added that they were committed to providing a safe and convenient journey for its passengers.
The railway administration appealed to all passengers to immediately contact the helpline number 139 if they encounter any kind of problems during their journey.
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If Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough: Gavaskar
Sydney, Jan 4: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar feels India will struggle to defend even 200 in case premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah is unable to bowl at full throttle on the third day of the fifth and final Test against Australia here on Sunday.
Bumrah had left the field for scans during the second day's post-lunch session after bowling just one over, having experienced some discomfort. However, he returned to the dressing room after undergoing precautionary scans for an unspecified niggle.
India pacer Prasidh Krishna said his skipper had suffered back spasm.
The medical team was monitoring him as India ended the day 145 runs in front with four second innings wickets left on a SCG track which is aiding the bowlers.
"Look, if India scores 40 more runs or they put 185 on the board then they have a great chance but it all depends on Jasprit Bumrah's fitness. If Jasprit Bumrah is fit then 145-150 might be enough. But if Bumrah is not fit then a score of around 200 also might not be enough," said Gavaskar on Star Sports on Saturday.
Gavaskar also said maintaining secrecy around Bumrah's status is not going to help the Australians, who have so far struggled to counter the threat posed by the Indian pace spearhead.
"One thing that I liked was when he came back after the scan, obviously it took a lot of time because the hospital is a bit far, but he looked in good shape and his body language was such that there was no indication of the Australian team and it is very important to maintain the secrecy.
"Because, tactically you do not want to announce whether Bumrah will be available for bowling or not, and even if he is not available and this news goes across the opposition dressing room because till now Australian batsmen haven't found out a way to counter him, they don’t know whether they should attack, defend, or whether they should play on front-foot.
"So to execute this plan it is important to maintain secrecy, so Bumrah and the Indian team management managed it quite well," Gavaskar said.
The pacer has already taken 32 wickets in the series, and had figures of 2/33 in 10 overs before leaving the field, having removed Marnus Labuschagne in the morning session and Usman Khawaja on the last ball of the first evening.
