Railway police take strict action against two personnel for negligence

In a commendable move, the railway police have taken strict action against two personnel for their negligence, setting an example for others in the force. A railway police constable attached with the Wadala railway police and a Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel on Thursday were suspended and booked under the Indian Penal Code sections, for causing death due to negligence and common intention, of a railway commuter on February 15. The deceased Allauddin Mujjahid (47), a Sewri resident, was found dead the next day in the luggage compartment of a local train at Goregaon railway station during a routine by the railway police personnel.

Initially, a case or accident death report (ADR) was registered with the Borivali railway police and they initiated an inquiry by the Railway Commissioner Ravindra Shishwe who supervised the Borivali railway police team led by senior inspector Dattatreya Khuperkar. “After going through at least 100 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras from Goregaon to Mumbai CST station we found out that the deceased collapsed at Reay Road station. The CCTV captured two suspended--railway police constable Vijay Khandekar and MSF personnel Mahesh Andale--picking the deceased and keeping him in the luggage compartment instead of providing medical assistance,” said Borivali GRP senior inspector Khuperkar.

The incident occurred when Mujjahid few minutes after he boarded the train from Sewri at 2.13 pm on February 14 and got down at Reay Road around 2.22 pm to go to his workplace in Masjid where he was employed as a salesman in a shop. “After getting down at Reay Road, the CCTV grab, showed Mujjahid uncomfortable and sitting on a bench on platform no 2. Later, he was found collapsing and falling. Around 3.35 pm the two suspended officials were found inspecting Mujjahid thinking him as a drug addict and kept him in the luggage compartment of a local train,' said a police officer.

The post-mortem report showed Mujjahid died of a brain hemorrhage while he was heading to his workplace at Masjid. “Tragically, the cops who noticed the man failed to provide immediate medical assistance, leading to his untimely demise. A departmental inquiry has been launched against the two personnel, who are booked, involved in this unfortunate incident,” said a police officer.

Mujjahid was survived by his wife and a 19-year-old son Akbar who resides in Sewri.