Kolkata metro death FIR lodged against Metro Railway

Kolkata | Sunday | 14th July, 2019

Summary:

The incident took place at the Park Street station on Saturday when the man, Sajal Kanjilal, a resident of Kasba area of Kolkata, was trying to board a Kabi Subhash-bound train. Rajkumar Mukherjee, Kanjilal's cousin, said he has filed a complaint at Park Street police station accusing the metro authorities of criminal negligence. "An FIR was lodged against Metro Railway today on the basis of a complaint filed by Sajal Kanjilal's family, alleging criminal negligence," a police official said. The Metro Railway authority has ordered an inquiry into the incident by the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), an official said. Theatre artists Sunday took out a protest march near the Park Street station, alleging that laxity on part of the Metro Railway led to Kanjilal's death..