13-hour official apathy kills boy who fell off local train. Deva Pawar, travelling from Ambernath to Badlapur, died after falling from a local rain on Monday night. His family claimed that he lost his balance. His friend informed GRP (government railway po ice) personnel at Badlapur railway station but they left after searching the area for a few minutes. The next morning, the family found the victim unconscious in bushes near the tracks and took him to a private hospital, but he died.

Mar 10 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai)

13-hour official apathy kills boy who fell off local train

Pradeep Gupta

Kalyan





In another case of official apathy towards railway accident victims, a 17-year-old boy from Badlapur died as he was left unconscious besides the tracks for 13 hours. When the victim's family took him to a government hospital the next morning, doctors refused to treat him till the police arrived.Deva Pawar, travelling from Ambernath to Badlapur, died after falling from a local rain on Monday night. His family claimed that he lost his balance. His friend informed GRP (government railway po ice) personnel at Badlapur railway station but they left after searching the area for a few minutes. The next morning, the family found the victim unconscious in bushes near the tracks and took him to a private hospital, but he died.
The family alleged that it took 13 hours for the victim to get treatment and if GRP per sonnel had searched for Deva through the night, and provided him medical care, he might have survived.
Deva's father Suresh is a daily wages worker. The police said on Monday afternoon that Deva, along with a friend, had gone to Ambernath's Shiva temple, on the occasion of Mahashivratri. The family said that after a darshan at around 8pm, Deva was returning with his friend, Rajan Shinde, when he fell from the train.
Rajan said that he alerted Deva's family and at Badlapur station informed deputy station master, N H Thakur, about the incident. Thakur informed GRP personnel, Anil Javde, who along with some people went to the spot without any searchlight and returned after some time. Deva's family found him the next day at 9am.
Sachin Shinde, a relative of the victim, said, “Deva's family took him to the state-run Central hospital in Ulhasnagar for treatment but doctors there refused to admit him, claiming that they would wait for the police to arrive. They also suggested that if they   needed urgent treatment, they should take Deva to the local Badlapur hospital, under whose jurisdiction the incident occurred.“
Sachin said, “By the time we took Deva to the Badlapur hospital, he died. We then took him to Central hospital, where doctors conducted a post-mortem and handed us the body .“
Deva's father Suresh said, “I am not educated and do not have much knowledge about the law but I know that my son was alive for 13 hours, and if GRP had searched for him and had given him treatment in time, he could have been alive.“
Local activist Satyjeet Burman has decided to help Deva's family legally to fight against the GRP for “justice“. Burman said, “The GRP is violating a high court order by not providing treatment to accident victims on time. I will raise this issue with senior railway officials, demanding action.“
Kalyan GRP senior inspector Anant Rane did not answer repeated phone calls.

CR report passes the buck for the death of 29-yr-old woman who fell off a train. A report filed by the Central Railways on the death of 29-year-old Darshana Pa war in February last year says that rail way officials did their best in getting her the necessary medical attention and that they had nothing to do with her incessant transfer from one hospital to another ­which emerged as the reason for her death.

Mar 08 2016 : Mirror (Mumbai)

CR report passes the buck for the death of 29-yr-old woman who fell off a train

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A report filed by the Central Railways on the death of 29-year-old Darshana Pa war in February last year says that rail way officials did their best in getting her the necessary medical attention and that they had nothing to do with her incessant transfer from one hospital to another ­which emerged as the reason for her death.However, the report does point out the absence of government ambulances at both Badlapur and Ambernath stations. Darshana, a receptionist at a Vashi-based private company, fell off a train between Badlapur and Ambernath stations around 8 pm on February 9, 2015, after a thief hit her on the head with a stick.
Her brother Sachin then moved the Bombay High Court, alleging that a fellow passenger, Madhu Birmole, tried everything she could for the next nine hours to get Darshana to a good hospital, but faced hurdles at every step. Darshana passed away at JJ Hospital. Sachin sought charges of culpable homicide against those allegedly responsible for her death--railway officials and doctors. The Bombay High Court, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation on the safety of passengers, sought a clarification from the railways on Pawar's allegations.
The report also says that the distance between Badlapur and Ambernath is about 9 km and that the frequency of the trains on that line is low. The report says that the Station Master in Badlapur, after being relieved from his duty at 8 pm, went to the accident spot­ which was about 5 kms from the Badlapur station ­by the very next available train.
After finding Darshana badly injured, he informed the on-duty Station Master at Badlapur to inform his counter-part at Ambernath. Darshan was taken by that very train to Vangani, reached the station at 8.3 pm and was immediately transferred to the nearest municipal hospital.
“There is no lapse on the part of either railway officials or the Government Railway Police in this incident. All the authorities acted promptly,“ says the report. But it adds, “The decision of the municipal hospital to refer the case to the central hospital and the subsequent hospitals is basically in the nature of a technical decision taken by qualified medical personnel.“
A report from the Senior Inspector of the Kalyan GRP ­ annexed to the Central Railways' report ­ says that the GRP registered a murder case against unknown person for the incident.

The report says that the Municipal Hospital referred Darshana to the Central Hospital after giving her primary treatment for further treatment around 9 pm due to lack of facilities. They then reached the Central Hospital around 9.30 pm, which then referred her to Sion or JJ Hospital around 10.30 pm. The team then left from there at around 11pm and reached Sion Hospital at 12.15am.
Sion Hospital, in turn, referred her to JJ Hospital because of non-availability of beds in the Intensive Care Unit. They did not admit her formally. This report points out that it was already around 12.45 am by the time they reached JJ Hospital ­ which was over 4hours after the incident. Darshana succumbed to her injuries at JJ Hospital around 4.45am.