The husband of the sufferer mentioned railway officers met them and ordered a probe.
New Delhi:
The lady who died of electrocution on the New Delhi Railway Station on Sunday, didn’t obtain any assist or First Assist since there was no ambulance, medical doctors or police on the spot. The household may depart the station solely after 40 minutes and Sakshi Ahuja died on technique to the hospital, her father Lokesh Kumar Chopra advised NDTV in an unique interview.
“The Railway officers knowledgeable us that motion shall be taken however not seeing any motion being taken until now… Our system is just not bettering… we’re making high-quality trains like Vande Bharat, however have been unable to put in correct infrastructure at stations… there are not any services regardless of the massive footfall,” mentioned Mr Chopra, whose household was on technique to Chandigarh by the railways’ latest, state-of-the-art prepare.
The native labourers, Mr Chopra mentioned, had alleged {that a} related incident passed off earlier additionally. “They mentioned that they had filed a criticism, however no motion was taken,” he mentioned. “Why is there no enchancment in our methods? Why are there no correct checks? Why are there open wires mendacity round? Why work solely when it’s proven in media?” mentioned Mr Chopra.
“We do not need cash. Punish those that are accountable,” Mr Chopra mentioned. The household, he added, was “prepared for authorized battle”.
A instructor residing in East Delhi’s Preet Vihar, Sakshi Ahuja had stepped right into a puddle and held on to an electrical pole to keep away from slipping when she suffered a large jolt of energy. The accident occurred close to exit quantity one of many railway station, the police mentioned. Two signage poles with open wiring had been discovered on the spot.
Her two youngsters — a 9-year-old son, and a 7-year-old daughter — who had been accompanying her on a household vacation, narrowly escaped.
“I used to be parking the automotive and requested my daughter to take the luggage and the kids and proceed in direction of the prepare. However there was no correct association there. She stepped right into a puddle and obtained electrocuted… there was a excessive rigidity 440-volt wire,” her father mentioned, recalling the traumatic day.
The household took one hour attain the closest hospital — round 2.5 km away. “We spent no less than 30-40 minutes to get out of the premises. the exits had been choked with autos .. I had realised that my daughter has handed away… She was not respiration… However I did not react as her young children had been with me,” he mentioned.
Pointing to the 5 lakh individuals who cross via the station day by day, Mr Chopra mentioned ambulances must be out there there round the clock.”We must always ask ourselves what services we’re providing to these 5 lakh folks,” he mentioned.
The railways mentioned they’re investigating the matter. “A committee has been shaped to probe the incident and discover the reason for the incident. Mandatory motion shall be taken and people discovered responsible shall be taken to process,” Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar was quoted as saying by information company Press Belief of India.
Sakshi Ahuja was a instructor in Pretty Public Faculty, Priyadarshani Vihar, Laxmi Nagar. Her sister Madhvi Chopra, who was accompanying them on the time, has filed a criticism alleging negligence by involved authorities. On foundation of the criticism, a police case has been filed.
The authorities at the moment are conducting a security audit of all electrical poles and electrical energy infrastructure to forestall any such incident sooner or later, the police mentioned.