Dead Body in train's toilet for 72 hours
- IndiaGlitz, [Wednesday,May 30 2018]
A man was dead in a train. His body lied unattended in the toilet for well over 72 hours. The train traveled something like 1500 km. Yet, not a single railway employee could discover that someone died due to a medical emergency while using the washroom.
It was on May 24 that one Sanjay Kumar Agarwal of Kanpur boarded the Patna-Kota Express in the morning. A few hours later, his wife called him up to find out if he was comfortable. By then, Sanjay had started feeling uncomfortable. A few minute later, he went to use the toilet, where he collapsed due to a heart attack.
Some or the other employee from the cleaning department or security team should have discovered the body. But none did so for a full 72 hours. It's only after Sanjay's body started emitting a bad smell that they did so.
The incident has shocked many. It only goes to show that regular tasks are left unattended in the Railways due to lack of accountability.