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| Sumit reportedly was dangling from the window for the next four hours till the train halted at Itarsi (video below) |
March 29, 2016, NewsCrunch
A passenger was thrashed and left dangling outside a train window last Friday at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
His alleged crime: drinking a few sips of water from a bottle belonging to fellow passengers without seeking permission.
His action infuriated three fellow passengers, from
The video below shows him stripped to his underwear and tied to the window. The three accused are seen hitting him with a belt.
The incident reportedly occurred on March 25 on-board Patna-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express.
The victim, named Sumit, who works in Mumbai, boarded at
Zee News reports that the accused pulled the emergency stop chain to stop the train and dragged Sumit out. That was when they reportedly tied him to a window and thrashed him.
The train driver reportedly was unaware of the incident and started the train again, reports Zee. Sumit reportedly was dangling from the window for the next four hours till the train halted at Itarsi.
It is not clear why the railway officials on-board failed to investigate the incident after the chain was pulled and take appropriate action.
It is not clear why the railway officials on-board failed to investigate the incident after the chain was pulled and take appropriate action.
The three men again tried to hit Sumit with their belts, who was saved this time by the passersby.
ANI has filed a slightly different account of the story. It says it wa Sumit's father who drank water.
But as the video shows there was horrifying violence on a train and that requires the attention of the senior officials.