A resident of Kerala who was travelling on a train from Thrissur to New Delhi died after the berth above him allegedly collapsed on him.
“Muhammed told us that the upper berth came apart and fell on Alikhan when the train was passing through Telangana.
The upper berth seat fell down due to improper placement of chain of the upper berth.
Due to improper chaining of seat of upper berth by passenger, the seat fell down.
AdvertisementThe statement further said that the train departed from Ernakulam station on June 15 and reached Hazarat Nizamuddin station before time on June 17.
A resident of Kerala who was travelling on a train from Thrissur to New Delhi died after the berth above him allegedly collapsed on him. While the incident took place on June 16, 62-year-old M Alikhan died on Monday after more than a week in the hospital.
Alikhan, who hails from Ponnani in Malappuram and worked as an LIC agent, had boarded the Ernakulam-Hazrat Nizamuddin express on the night of June 15 along with his friend Muhammed.
His elder brother Backer said they were going to Jalandhar, were Muhammed’s daughter is a college student. “Muhammed wanted Alikhan to accompany him on the journey, and they planned a visit to Delhi and Agra before proceeding to Punjab,” he said.
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Backer said the incident happened on the evening of June 16, when Alikhan was on the lower berth. “Muhammed told us that the upper berth came apart and fell on Alikhan when the train was passing through Telangana. Co-passengers informed the TTE. He was given medical attention at a local hospital at the Warangal station. By then, the train had covered over 100 kilometres after the mishap. The next day, he was shifted to another hospital in Hyderabad where he underwent a major surgery last Saturday. He died on Monday,” he said.
Backer said the Railway police have registered a case in connection with the incident. “We don’t know what exactly happened on the train. We are going by the version given by Muhammed,” he said.
Responding to queries about the incident, a Railways Ministry spokesperson said, “The passenger was traveling on seat number 57 (lower berth) of S/6 coach. The upper berth seat fell down due to improper placement of chain of the upper berth. Due to improper chaining of seat of upper berth by passenger, the seat fell down. It is clarified that the seat was not in damaged condition, neither it had fallen down nor crashed/fallen as claimed… The seat was checked at Nizamuddin station and found okay.”
“After getting a message at 18:34 hrs at Ramagundam station, the on-duty station master immediately arranged for assistance by 108 ambulance and made an unscheduled stoppage of the train at Ramagundam. The passenger was shifted from the coach to the ambulance and admitted to a nearby hospital,” the statement said.
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The statement further said that the train departed from Ernakulam station on June 15 and reached Hazarat Nizamuddin station before time on June 17.
