Railways told to pay passenger for lost items

Nashik | Sunday | 9th September, 2018

Summary:

When she went to sleep a few hours later, her purse was picked up.“The purse that was stolen contained cash, mobile phone and other articles, totally worth Rs 43,100. The incident occurred between Katni and Satna railway stations. A case in connection with the theft was registered with Mirzapur government railway police,” she told the forum.The Bhusawal railway division, in its response, stated that since the incident had occurred between Satna and Katni, the local forum could not hear the case. They argued that the railway terms and conditions clearly state that the passengers are responsible for their goods and belongings.The forum observed that since there was a railway booking office at the Nashik Road station, it was like a branch of the Railways and hence the local forum could hear it. Tripathi had travelled with her three-year-old son from Nashik to Manipur by LTT–Guwahati Express (15647) on November 27, 2015.During her journey, Tripathi found some people moving around suspiciously in the coach at night and wanted to complain, but did not find any security personnel or attendant..