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Railway staff rescues drugged passengers in Mahananda Express

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GUWAHATI: Three passenger of 15484 Sikkim Mahananda Express were found unconscious in coach No. S-1 by the A.P Gupta, TTI of Katihar Division under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) on Tuesday at about 4-15 PM, the chief spokesman of the NFR P J Sharma informed.
At that time the train was passing over Pranpur Road station and TTI Gupta immediately informed the Commercial Control at Katihar to provide urgent medical assistance at the earliest. Accordingly, Railway Doctor attended the passenger on arrival of the train at Barsoi at about 5-15 PM. After giving First Aid all the passengers were shifted to the Barsoi Civil Hospital by Railway staff for further treatment.

The passengers have been identified as Sachin Thakur (M-37), Suraj Dorji (M-47) and Jyoti Devi (F-23). They were traveling from Delhi to Hasimara and occupying berths 58, 59 and 61 in S-1 coach. Based on information provided by one of the co-passengers, it is learnt that they were reportedly given bottled milk containing suspected intoxicating item near Mughalsarai station during the night by another co-passenger who boarded the train from Gaziabad. After that all of them lost their consciousness and their money was stolen. However, no co-passenger of the coach reported the matter to anybody and it was due to alertness of the TTI prompt action could be taken and necessary medical assistance could be provided.

Divisional officers from Katihar Division of N.F. Railway also attended the passenger at Barsoi to provide all required help and financial assistance including arrangement for their further journey to Hasimara by Kabiguru Express after release from hospital.

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