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.

STAIN 0N KHAKI GRP fleeces labourers carrying tobacco

Nitasha Natu TNN  http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2013/09/24&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00200&ViewMode=HTML Mumbai: The Government Railway Police (GRP) has instituted an inquiry into an incident in which two of their personnel allegedly knocked off money from five Guwahati-bound labourers near the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) recently.      The labourers were found carrying a small quantity of tobacco, which is a banned substance in the state. The cops then refused to consider  their identity cards as valid on the pretext that they weren’t issued in Maharashtra and threatened the men with action. A scribe who witnessed the goings-on wrote to the top GRP brass.      “I have been intimated about the incident and we are inquiring into it,” confirmed additional director general (GRP) T S Bhal.      The incident took place on September 20. The four labourers work at a construction site in Pen, Raigad district. They wanted to board a train to their hometown from LTT. While they were on the path connecting Tilak Nagar station to LTT, two uniformed cops at a GRP desk asked them to halt. The cops checked their baggage and frisked the labourers. A small quantity of tobacco was found on them.      “The labourers declared that the tobacco was for consumption. The cops then asked them to produce identification. At this, the labourers produced two election cards issued in Guwahati. But the cops declared these as invalid on the pretext that the Maharashtra government hadn’t issued them. The labourers were dumbfounded as they did not have separate IDs for Maharashtra,” said scribe, N Pandey, an eyewitness. “The GRP personnel then threatened to take action against the labourers who pleaded with them. Eventually, they were allowed to go after paying up Rs 600.”      Pandey video-recorded a conversation with one of the labourers, Moti Roshan. Roshan said he and his coworkers couldn’t file a complaint as they would miss their train. Pandey then gave a complaint in writing at the stationmaster’s office in Tilak Nagar and also informed the GRP helpline.      For purpose of sale, distribution, manufacture and storage of tobacco, an offender can be prosecuted under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.      Senior policemen confirmed that a government-issued identity card from any Indian state is valid proof of identity.  KNOW YOUR RIGHTS  Government Railway Police can check your luggage on reasonable suspicion  You can be charged for carrying unaccounted cash or jewellery, arms, explosives, narcotics or banned items such as tobacco  The GRP is not authorized to check the contents of your cellphone      A government-issued identity card from any Indian state can be produced as valid proof of identity      If a cop’s behaviour is objectionable, you can file a written complaint at the nearest railway police station or the deputy commissioner’s office 1 2 GRP men accost 5 labourers about to board a train from LTT 2 They find a small amount of tobacco on them 3 Not accepting voter IDs issued in Assam, they demand a bribe 4 An eyewitness tells the group to complain, but they refuse