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Lack of foot-bridge kills 2 at Whitefield

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January 3, 2013

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Bangalore, Jan 2: Speeding trains mowed down two young people - a medico and a software engineer - trying to cross the rail track in the absence of a footbridge at the Whitefield railway station, setting off a public protest and disruption of train services on Wednesday.

The accidents occurred within hours of each other on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. On Tuesday night, 20-year-old Vini Sanki Bamoon from Meghalaya was trying to cross the railway tracks with her three friends. While the others had crossed, Bamoon was hit by a speeding train (Chennai-Bangalore Express) and killed on the spot.

Bamoonwas pursuing medicine MVJ Medical College, Hosakote. She was a paying guest in Whitefield.

Another death

Hours after this accident, Bipin Kumar Goutham, 26, a software engineer with a leading IT firm near Whitefield, was fatally knocked down by Lalbagh Express, early on Wednesday. He was staying with colleagues Vishnu and Shvanag. The trio were returning home after night shift. As Vishnu and Shvanag crossed the railway lines, Bipin, hailing from Delhi, was mowed down by the train.

The deaths sparked off protests with around 4,000 people, including rail passengers, residents of the area and civil society groups, blocking trains at the Whitefield railway station for more than five hours from 7 am to 12 noon.

Residents of the area claimed that at least two such accidents occur every month while people cross the tracks to reach a bus stop as the nearby flyover is always choked with traffic and a road detour meant walking three kilometres.

S Muniswamy, president of the Karnataka Jnanandolana Sanghatane, which spearheaded the protests, said that in the recent months, the station witnessed more than 15 such accidents. The protesters said there was no overbridge at the station, which was the main reason behind the accidents. “Our immediate demand is for a railway over-bridge to be built so that commuters won’t have to cross the tracks,” he said.

When the agitation intensified, Sandeep Mehra, Additional Divisional Railway Manager (ADRM), South Western Railways, visited the spot and interacted with the protesters.

“We have analysed the situation and facilities at the station and surrounding approach. The number of people crossing the track along this stretch has increased.

We have had talks with the agitators and promised to start work on the overbridge immediately. Safety of train passengers as well as those crossing the railway track is the major concern and we are committed to it,” he said.

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March 12,2020

Mar 12: Three women were arrested for allegedly administrating fake coronavirus vaccines to villagers in Maharashtra's Jalna district, police said on Thursday.

The police on Wednesday arrested Beed residents Radha Ramnath Saamse, Seema Krishna Andhale and Sangeeta Rajendra Avhad, who allegedly posed as doctors and healthcare workers, an official said.

The trio met villagers of Pipalgoan in Ambad tehsil, informed them about a vaccine that could protect them from coronavirus and administered it to gullible locals, he said.

Some villagers informed Dr Mahadev Munde, a medical officer at a rural health centre, about this, after which a complaint was lodged, the official said.

Fake vaccines and bottles, which were seized from the accused, have been sent to the state health department, he said, adding that a case of cheating has been registered against the trio.

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June 10,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 10: The man who fled from the Medical College Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 committed suicide on Wednesday morning after being brought back. He used his bed sheet to hang himself from the ceiling.

Hailing from Anad near Nedumangadu, the man, who was undergoing treatment in the isolation room set up at KHRWS pay ward, escaped from the hospital and boarded two KSRTC buses to reach his home.

The Health Department had said the latest tests had returned negative and he was to be discharged on Wednesday. However, City Police Commissioner Balram Kumar Upadhyay had claimed that one more test result of the person was awaited.

The man was blocked by locals upon his arrival at Anad. He was later taken back to the hospital and the police had registered a case against him under the Kerala Public Health Act and Epidemic Diseases Ordinance.

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July 28,2020

Noida, Jul 28: A doctor admitted at a private hospital in Noida has been accused of sexually harassing a patient in his isolation ward, where both were undergoing treatment for COVID-19, the police said.

The 20-year-old woman, in her complaint to the police, alleged that the incident took place on Monday and based on that a case was filed at the local expressway police station, they said.

A senior police official said an investigation is underway and there might be lapses on part of the hospital which allegedly admitted a man and a woman in the same isolation ward, in violation of the norms.

The woman and the doctor had tested positive for coronavirus last week, according to officials.

"The woman was in the isolation ward of the private hospital. There was a man, a medical practitioner, who too was infected with coronavirus and was sharing the ward with her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida, Ranvijay Singh said.

He said the woman alleged molestation and upon being informed, the police immediately lodged a case and initiated a probe into the matter.

"There appears to be some irresponsibility on part of the hospital too. We are communication with the medical departments to check whether the patients were being kept in accordance with the guidelines," Mr Singh said.

He said the accused is still in isolation but the police will reach out for his statement following due protocols of COVID-19.

"All necessary action will be taken as per the truth that will emerge after a thorough investigation," Mr Singh said.

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