A high-level committee headed by the Additional Director General, of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) is constituted to conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the Mumbai Train incident, Western Railway said.
Railway Protection Force jawan who opened fire at four railway passengers including an RPF ASI in the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express was in an unwell condition and had lost his composure, said an official on Monday.
Four Railway passengers including a Railway Protection Force ASI were shot dead by an RPF jawan who opened fire in the Mumbai-Jaipur Superfast Express, officials said on Monday.
According to Western Railways, the constable identified as CT Chetan, opened fire and shot at four passengers, including an RPF assistant sub-inspector (ASI) inside the Jaipur-Mumbai Central Express Train after it crossed Palghar Station in Maharashtra.
The Western Railway informed that owing to Due Point failure at Borivali on the down local line (put right at 6.52 hrs), Suburban services are also running 10-15 minutes late.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off two Vande Bharat Express trains in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on Friday, increasing the number of semi-high-speed trains in the country to 25.
In order to carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling and overhead equipment, the Western Railway (WR) has announced a jumbo block of five hours on July 2, Sunday.
"Considering the alertness for the 'BIPARJOY' cyclone over Gujarat, Western Railway has further decided to cancel, partially cancel the operation of a few more trains as a precautionary measure in the cyclone-prone areas over Western Railway," the PRO added.
"23 trains have been cancelled, 3 trains short-terminated and 7 trains short-originated. With this, 99 trains have been cancelled, 39 trains have been short-terminated, while 38 trains short-originated as a precautionary measure till June 18, in view of the safety of passengers and train
According to the India Meteorological Department ( IMD), Cyclone Biparjoy is expected to land on Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch regions and adjoining Pakistan coasts on June 15.
Six multi-disciplinary Central Quick Response Medical Teams pooled in from the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Safdarjung Hospital Delhi, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (New Delhi), AIIMS (Jodhpur) and AIIMS (Nagpur), are kept ready