A lady guard was found dead on Tuesday on the side of the railway track near Gudiyatham in Chennai division. Hours after receiving information about the missing of B Minimol, on duty in the 12510 Guwahati-Bengaluru Superfast Express, railway personnel found his body with a serious head injury.
According to Southern Railway sources, the tri-weekly train was forced to halt at Pachakuppam after Ms Minimol failed to exchange signals with the station masters at Valathur and Melpatti stations. Railway staff checked the guard’s cabin and found it missing.
An alert was sent at Gudiyatham station, where Ms Minimol was last seen exchanging signals. Keyman Gautam Kumar, who was on patrol duty, said that the body of the guard in uniform was found on the side of the track with a green flag. Para medical personnel who arrived in 108 ambulances confirmed his death. Sources said that the body has been sent to the hospital for post-mortem.
committee for inquiry
The Southern Railway has constituted a committee to investigate the circumstances under which the cause of Minimol’s death happened. The guard coach was detached from the train to check whether the door lock, hook and hand railing were in working condition.
Questioning concerns allegedly shared by some railway employees, Ms Minimol was apparently stressed on Monday and expressed her difficulties in performing continuous duties without adequate rest, a senior railway official said. , a senior railway official said that the guard may have fallen accidentally. Running staff members are being given rest as per rules.
“It is too early to confirm or deny anything. So far no evidence of sabotage has been found. The inquiry committee will examine all aspects and submit its findings soon.”
The train was stopped in accordance with the rules of the Railways, which state that any failure on the part of the loco pilot and/or the guard to exchange signals with the station staff shall be reported to the station master of the next station. will be given in advance, said railway sources, who will make arrangements to stop the train and give a written warning to the erring employees.