Two youths run over by train, one dies

Two youths, who were listening to music through earphones, were run over by a train while loitering on railway tracks at east Delhi’s Mandawali area on Tuesday evening. While one of the victims died on the spot, the other is battling for his life.

The deceased was identified as Danny while his friend who suffered multiple injuries in his body after the accident has been identified as Rahul, 21. Both of them were residents of railway colony at Loni in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. Police said Rahul is undergoing treatment at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital where his condition was stated to be critical.

According to some eyewitnesses, Danny was listening to music with earphones which was why he could not hear the horn of the approaching train, which resulted in the accident and eventually claimed his life.

They had told their families at around 6:30 pm on Tuesday that they were going out for some work and would be back home soon. They arrived at Mandawali by train and sat on the station platform for some time.

According to passengers waiting at the station, the duo soon wandered out on the railway tracks soon. When people saw a train approaching, they called out to them, but the two friends did not hear the warnings.

“They were having fun at the tracks and were too busy listening to music through earphones to either hear the train sound or people’s warnings,” said Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways).

He said both had their earphones on when they were run over by the train. It is not yet known which train was involved in the accident.

Their families were informed using the phones found in their possession. Police were immediately informed of the incident which took place at around 8 pm. A team rushed to the spot and rushed the critically injured Rahul to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in the area. Danny had died even before police could reach the spot.

The victims work together at a shop in Ghaziabad. Rahul’s mother is employed with the Indian Railways.

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Wedding crasher thieves are on prowl

If you are planning to attend a marriage across national capital region, beware.  Around twelve different families along with their kids gatecrash the wedding venues and on stealing spree.

These families belong from Pachore area in Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh. They come to national capital only during wedding seasons and stays at rented accommodation at different locations for around two months, specifically near the marriage venues. “The elder members of the family do not commit crime but use their children, aged between 10 to 15 years, to do it. All the twelve families work separately,” said a senior police officer.

During probe, the police found that not only these families from Pachore area are the only ones on prowl.

There are around fifty to sixty families active across three states – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana – and committing such crimes. “All these families are from a particular tribe and they means of livelihood is committing burglary during wedding seasons,” said the officer.

Several such incidents have been reported from inside the marriage venues, particularly from South Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad. “Around 22 cases have been reported from these areas, this wedding season so far,” said a senior police officer.

The elders of family conduct reconnaissance at least three marriage venues in a day. During the night, dressed in classy attire, they gatecrash into the ceremony along with their kids. The elders get busy with food and interacting with the guest but their kids start their work.  The children keep an eye on bride, groom and theirs’ family members and relatives.

“When they get busy with the wedding rituals, they steal jewelleries and other valuables kept beside the bride. They also try their hands on expensive mobile phones. Once they steal, they leave the venue along with their parents in no time,” said the officer adding that they leave for another marriage venue.   They hire an autorickshaw for a whole night for Rs 1000.

The investigators said that they came to know about these families during probe into increasing numbers of such incident in last one month. The examined a close circuit television footage of a marriage venue and managed to nab one of the accused identified as Bunty.

During his interrogation they came to know that around twelve families, who hail from Rajgarh, are staying across south Delhi, Gurgaon and Faridabad and committing such crimes. The investigators, however, were unable to trace Bunty’s wife and his children. With Bunty’s arrest, the police solved three such cases reported from Kotla Mubarakpur, Mehrauli and Kapashera,

On tip-off of Bunty, the police managed to nab two more accused -- S Kumar (35) and his wife Sangeeta (31), both resident of Rajgarh, on Tuesday. “The duo were was behind several thefts at marriage functions,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) BS Jaiswal, who added that the arrests had helped them crack five cases of theft of Faridabad.

On Monday, Uttar Pradesh police arrested two such families from Gorakhpur for stealing gifts and valuables from wedding parties over there. They were identified as Prakash Sisodia and his brothers Vikky Sisodia, Deepak Sisodia and Sunita Devi all resident of Pachore. The UP police during probe found that these thieves used to take children with them in the wedding parties to commit crime.

The south Delhi police in co-ordination with their counterparts in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have began massive hunt for these wedding thieves.

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Endless wait at Noida ESI hospital

Many patients spend hours in OPD line but leave without treatment

Patients at the Model Hospital Hospital in Noida of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation face queues that sometimes don't end.

Every day many in the lines at the outpatient department (OPD) go back home because their turn didn't come – and are compelled to visit again another day.Pregnant women have a particularly bad time.

They are seen standing in the queue for long hours to get their registration done for a check-up as the hospital doesn't allow male family members to stand in line for them.

“Husband or family members accompanying the patients are treated as cattle class. No matter how ill a woman is, the hospital has made it compulsory for them to stand in the registration queue,” said Vimal Kumar, who came for his wife’s treatment.

“I came to the hospital at around 7.30 am from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and my wife had to stand in the queue for almost two hours to get the registration done,” he added.

Ill-treatment

When Mohammad Arif, who was accompanying his sick wife, questioned this rule, a security guard abused and asked him to go away basic information, like locating a doctor’s cabin.

Such is the rush at the OPD that many patients who come from faraway places return without consulting doctors after waiting for six to seven hours.

“I came in the morning at 9 am. Then I had to stand in the queue for almost two and half hours for the registration. When my turn came around 5 pm, the  security guard asked me whether I had got my weight and blood pressure checked,” said a seven-month-old pregnant Roji Kumari.

“I forcibly entered the room but doctor asked me to come back after getting these check-ups done. So I left the hospital without treatment,” she said.

She was not alone, and around 20 to 30 patients shared her plight. Some of them had been trying to meet the doctor for a week.

“There are no attendants to guide and help. We have to deal with security guards who are rude,” said Shalini Sharma.  

ESIC claims to be one of the largest social security organisations in the world and has state-of-art facilities at its various hospitals.