Kolkata man dies after falling ill on Puri-Hwh Vande Bharat

Time of India

04-06-2025

Bhubaneswar: A 57-year-old passenger from Kolkata died after falling ill onboard the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express on Wednesday after the train left Cuttack railway station.
The deceased, Himadri Bhowmik, a native of Dhakuria in south Kolkata, was travelling to Bhubaneswar on coach number C2 along with a 50-year-old co-passenger, Debarati Majumdar. Bhowmik, who owned an academic consultancy firm, and his colleague Majumdar were scheduled to meet a person regarding their business at Bomikhal here. The firm helps in admission of students in different educational institutes.
"After the train left Cuttack, my colleague went to use the washroom.
After returning, he started feeling uneasy and became unconscious. We tried to get an oxygen cylinder for him but failed to arrange one. Train staff and RPF personnel reached the coach after some time. Some people conducted CPR on Bhowmik," Majumdar said.
The train arrived in Bhubaneswar at 1.40 pm. "We booked a private ambulance to take my colleague to the hospital. It came on the platform no. 6 side. Unfortunately, doctors declared him brought dead at the private hospital.
He used to take medicines to control his blood pressure," she added.
After he was declared dead at 2.55 pm, the body was taken to the hospital's mortuary. "The hospital has already informed the police about the death. The body will be sent for post-mortem to Capital Hospital in the presence of family members," a source said. Family members were on the way to Bhubaneswar.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said prompt action was taken for providing medical assistance to the passenger. "The patient, along with the co-passenger, was sent to a hospital promptly. RPF staff at Bhubaneswar escorted them to the hospital," a source said.