“‘Mistake’ by Pointsman Mohammed Suleman costs the life of railway worker Amar Kumar, Rahul Gandhi calls it result of ‘negligence and deliberate low recruitment’”, Opindia, November 10, 2024:
“On 9th November, a 35-year-old Indian Railways employee met a tragic death after being trapped between the locomotive and one of the coaches of a train. The incident occurred during a shunting operation at Barauni Junction in the Begusarai district of Bihar. The victim has been identified as Pointsman Amar Kumar Raut, who was crushed by the side buffers of the locomotive and the coach.
Reports suggest that the tragic incident took place when he was decoupling the engine of the Lucknow-Barauni Express after its termination at Barauni Junction. Amar Kumar was between the engine and the coach to close the Centre Buffer Coupler, and was standing between the side buffers of the engine and the coach. Suddenly, the loco pilot moved the engine backwards, crushing Kumar between the side buffers.
Now, it has been revealed that it was caused by a human error. However, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi chose to use this accident to attack the government. He accused the Modi govt of only for Adani and not for others……”
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