The railway authorities on Sunday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 15,000 each to the family of two passengers who died after being thrown out of Banglore-Guwahati train in Jalpaigudi district of West Bengal.
The kin of the passengers who were residents of Hailakandi district in Assam will be given an ex-gratia of Rs 15,000 each, Divisional Commercial Officer (DCM) of Katihar Division of East Central Railway B K Mishra said.
Four grievously injured passengers all having confirmed tickets for journey up to Guwahati will get an ex-gratia of Rs 5,000 each, he said.
The seven other passengers, who sustained minor injuries after they were thrown out of the train by unidentified persons, will get an ex-gratia of Rs 500 each, Mishra said.
The injured persons are undergoing treatment at the North Bengal Medical College at Siliguri, officials said.
Keywords: Assam violence, Assam ethnic violence, Bangalore-Guwahati train, rail blockade, Jalpaigudi district
What will railways do to the very persons who threw them out of
running train?
Compensating the family of victims that too with a paltry amount of Rs.15,000/ by the railways is most disgusting. The government should have avoided the exodus of people of Northeastern origin from Bangalore and Chennai. Why military escort was not provided to these trains originating from Assam or going to Assam? There is clear intelligence failure in foreseeing these problems and Federal government should have done better.
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