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Saturday, 27 January 2018

05:46

Caution against taking Selfies by trespassing Railway Tracks and Premises

Caution against taking Selfies by trespassing Railway Tracks and Premises
No.863/2017-18
24-01-2018
Secunderabad

Caution against taking Selfies by trespassing Railway Tracks and Premises
Of late, incidents have occurred of people, particularly youngsters taking selfies/photographs o­n mobile phones by trespassing railway tracks, station premises etc and also in front of approaching trains and while travelling by trains. These incidents are not o­nly risky, but also unlawful, entailing punishment.
In this connection, a recent unfortunate incident has come to notice, wherein a person by name T. Siva, aged 25 years, resident of Borabanda in Hyderabad tried to take a selfie in the background of a approaching MMTS train standing besides the track near Borabanda MMTS station between Begumpet – Lingampalli in Hyderabad City. Inspite of warning by the o­n-duty Home Guard, the person persisted with his attempt to take a selfie, due to which he was hit by the speeding MMTS train and fell down by the side of the track and sustained a head injury.
The o­n-duty Home Guard of Borabanda produced the person before the Assistant Sub- Inspector of Police/ Bharatnagar. The person was counseled and also booked under Railways Act by Railway Protection Force (RPF).
It is o­nce again cautioned that any act of taking selfies and photographs by trespassing the railway tracks and premises and o­n trains will entail punishment under section 147 of the Railways Act, 1989 to the extent of imprisonment up to 6 months besides penalty of up to Rs.1000/- (Rupees o­ne Thousand o­nly) and under section 145 of the Railways Act, 1989 to the extent of imprisonment up to 6 months and a penalty of Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred o­nly). 

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Saturday, 9 August 2014

21:43

Compensation for Accidents, Deaths: Rlys seek ‘Limitation of Liability’ clause in Railway Act

Compensation for Accidents, Deaths: Rlys seek ‘Limitation of Liability’ clause in Railway Act

Mumbai: The next time a passenger falls while trying to board a moving train, or has an accident while hanging on to the doors of the Mumbai suburban rail, Indian Railways will not be liable to pay compensation for death or injury, according an amendment sought by the Railways to the Railways Act, 1989.

Further, if one crosses railway tracks or “trespasses” on Railways property, a claim for compensation might not be entertained, as an injury/death in this case is due to a “criminal act”, resulting from “carelessness or negligence”, according to the amendment moved by the ministry of railways.

A separate clause also seeks to put the onus of producing proof that a passenger exercised “reasonable care and precaution to avoid occurrence of such an incident” on passengers. The clause, to be inserted as 124B in the Act, implicitly assumes the fault is on the part of a passenger, unless proven otherwise.

In the 11 years ended 2012, 23,473 people lost their lives due to accidents on suburban Mumbai train routes, according to media reports based on the response of Central Railways to a right-to-information application. It was also revealed about 10 people died daily on the Mumbai suburban rail.

Unmanned level crossings have proved to be another death trap. According to a high-level safety committee set up by the Centre, Indian Railways recorded about 15,000 deaths at such crossings in 2011-12. There are about 13,500 unmanned level crossings in across the country.

The Indian Railways Corporate Safety Plan (2003-2014), which aims to reduce accidents and passenger fatality, has an outlay of Rs 31, 385 crore. The programme envisages upgrading rolling stock and the signalling system, along with training staff. There is no official version on how the funds have been used, or whether they have been used at all.
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