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Railway gateman killed by train at Uttarakhand crossing
A 35-year-old railway gateman, Ankur Bhardwaj, was struck and killed by a train at the Girdhar railway crossing in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, early Wednesday, police said. Bhardwaj, a resident of Paiga village, was…
A 35-year-old railway gateman, Ankur Bhardwaj, was struck and killed by a train at the Girdhar railway crossing in Kashipur, Uttarakhand, early Wednesday, police said. Bhardwaj, a resident of Paiga village, was posted at the crossing in the Mahuakhera Ganj area.
Kashipur RPF post in-charge Sukhwant Singh said a team recovered the body after locals reported it around dawn. Preliminary investigation indicates Bhardwaj was hit by a train from Delhi, but it remains unclear why he was on the tracks. Police are probing whether he was on duty and how the incident occurred.
Singh added that the postmortem will help determine the exact cause of injuries. Statements from locals and railway crossing staff are expected to be examined. Further action will be based on evidence gathered during the inquiry.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Railway gatekeepers are employed to manually operate crossing barriers and warn road traffic of approaching trains. Their safety depends strictly on staying clear of the track while trains pass at high speed. The Railways' safety rules require such staff to maintain a minimum distance from the running line. Labour department records show public sector safety lapses are routinely investigated, but fatalities among railway staff fall under the Railways' own accident compensation and departmental inquiry procedures. The postmortem report and local witness accounts will determine whether this was a procedural violation, a misjudgment by the employee, or a systemic gap in duty instructions. The Kashipur police and the RPF will close their inquiry once the postmortem and witness statements are recorded.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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