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The three passengers died while they jumped out of the train after the floor of the coach caught fire. NIA said probes show that Saifi had chosen Kerala for the act involving terror and arson as he wanted to commit the act of terror in a location where he would not be recognised.
A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Manoj Misra dismissed an appeal filed by a commanding officer of the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF), a unit of RPF, challenging the 2016 order of the Gujarat High Court which had upheld the compensation awarded by the Workmen Compensation Commissioner to the kin of a constable, who died on duty.
A statement from the Ministry of Railways said that a maximum amount of up to Rs 50,000 will be paid in cash as immediate relief for taking care of initial expenses. The remaining amount is to be paid by cheque/RTGS/NEFT/any other online payment mode
The Union Ministry of Railways has increased 10-fold the amount of ex-gratia relief payable to dependants in the case of death or injuries to passengers in train accidents.Under the Section 124 of Railways Act, in case of death due to a train ...
The new ex-gratia relief amount will be a major help to the families of those who have lost their loved ones in train accidents.