Action sought against railway official

Girish Pattanashetti

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Alleging that harassment by railway officials led to the suicide of gangman at Tinaighat Prithivi Raj Meena, railway employees staged a protest outside the office of the General Manager of South Western Railway here on Wednesday.

It was organised by the Nairuthya Railway Mazdoor Sangh affiliated to the Bharatiya Railway Mazdoor Sangh and the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh.

The protesters alleged that Permanent Way Inspector Kishan Lal and his assistant Raju, a troylleyman, were responsible for the suicide of Meena and he had mentioned both their names in his suicide note.

They raised slogans seeking action against those responsible for the suicide and also against the railway authorities for what they termed as their “failure to prevent harassment at workplace”.

The protesters also demanded action against the head of the department as he too was morally responsible for the death.

They said that a team led general secretary of NRMS N. Prabhu and other office-bearers had visited the spot on Sunday and they came to know about the harassment by Mr. Lal and Mr. Raju, an office-bearer of SWR Mazdoor Union.

The protesters submitted a memorandum addressed to the SWR General Manager.

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