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Chandigarh man alleges criminal negligence as several injured while boarding moving Shatabdi Express

Chandigarh man alleges criminal negligence as several injured while boarding moving Shatabdi Express

A 59-year-old Chandigarh resident has described the frightening scenes at Chandigarh Railway Station as a “dance of death” after panic allegedly caused by the premature movement of the Kalka–New Delhi Shatabdi Express left several passengers injured on Saturday. Acting on the complaint, the Government Railway Police, Chandigarh, has registered an FIR while the Railways has ordered a departmental inquiry into the incident. The complaint was filed by a Chandigarh resident, Surinder Singh Bhardwaj, who accused the loco pilot and on-duty railway operating staff of gross and criminal negligence. According to Bhardwaj, the Kalka–New Delhi Shatabdi Express (Train No. 12006) arrived at Platform No. 1 around 6:49 am and began moving again within seconds — before its scheduled departure time and without proper clearance or announcement — while passengers were still boarding. He alleged that the sudden start triggered panic on the platform and that the train was abruptly halted again moments later, causing passengers to lose balance, fall, and suffer injuries. “It was a dance of death. I cannot forget this ever,” Bhardwaj told The …