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India Gazette
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
Four officers suspended for providing old train for BSF Jawans
ANI 11 Jun 2025, 23:54 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has taken stern action in the incident involving the deployment of an unsuitable train with its coaches in poor condition for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel going on duty to Kashmir from Tripura to ensure their safety during the Amarnath Yatra. In response to the lapse, four officials from the Alipurduar Division have been immediately suspended. Addressing the issue in the cabinet meeting briefing, Vaishnaw said, 'Action was taken on this yesterday itself. The train's rake was changed. Four officers who were responsible for this have been suspended.' The suspended official includes the Coaching Depot Officer of Alipurduar and three senior Section Engineers of Alipurduar Division. BSF also clarified when asked about reports of 1,200 BSF personnel refusing to travel for the Amarnath Yatra, saying that they had brought to the attention of Indian Railways through an official letter the poor condition of a few coaches. They added that a replacement train was arranged after they flagged the issue. 'A few coaches of the train initially allotted to our jawans were in poor condition. The issue was brought to the attention of Indian Railways through an official letter. Following this, a replacement train was arranged. The jawans will now continue their journey,' the BSF clarified. A special train from Agartala is now being arranged exclusively for BSF personnel, with full attention to their convenience and honour. The Ministry of Railways has also ordered a detailed inquiry into the entire incident. All efforts are being made to ensure that such lapses do not recur in the future. The Railway Minister has made it clear that the dignity and comfort of security forces are of the utmost priority and that such negligence will not be tolerated at any level. (ANI)
The Hindu
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Railways suspends four officials for sending unsuitable train to transport BSF personnel from Tripura to Jammu and Kashmir
Four railway officials were suspended after a run-down train arrived in Tripura on June 9 to transport 1,200 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Tripura to Jammu and Kashmir, where they are to be deployed for security arrangements during the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. A BSF personnel had posted several videos on social media on Tuesday (June 10, 2025), which showed the train in a precarious condition. The video showed garbage strewn around in the non-air-conditioned train, the toilets were dirty and unusable, the roof had collapsed at multiple points, the seats were worn out and cockroaches were milling around on the floor. Railway officials said another special train was being arranged for the journey of the jawans. The Railway Ministry said in a statement that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had taken serious note of the incident involving the deployment of an 'unsuitable/old train' for BSF personnel going for duty to Kashmir from Tripura. 'In response to the lapse, four officials from the Alipurduar Division have been placed under immediate suspension,' it said. The suspended officials include the Coaching Depot Officer of Alipurduar and three Senior Section Engineers of the Alipurduar Division. 'The Railway Minister has made it clear that the dignity and comfort of security forces are of the utmost priority and that such negligence will not be tolerated at any level,' it added. A special train from Agartala is now being arranged exclusively for BSF personnel, with full attention to their convenience and honour, it said. 'The Ministry of Railways has also ordered a detailed inquiry into the entire incident. All efforts are being made to ensure that such lapses do not recur in future,' the statement said. A BSF official said the train had scheduled multiple stops on its journey from Tripura to Kashmir. The jawans refused to board the train after the poor condition of the train was flagged. 'The railway authorities were informed that the BSF personnel will not be able to board the train as it was unworthy of travel. They acknowledged the mistake and agreed to send another train,' said the BSF official. The Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned the deployment of more than 52,000 Central armed police force (CAPF) personnel for the Amarnath Yatra, which commences on July 3. As many as 581 companies, each comprising 90-100 personnel, will be deployed for the security of pilgrimage which concludes on August 9.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Four officers suspended for providing old train for BSF Jawans
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has taken stern action in the incident involving the deployment of an unsuitable train with its coaches in poor condition for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel going on duty to Kashmir from Tripura to ensure their safety during the Amarnath Yatra . In response to the lapse, four officials from the Alipurduar Division have been immediately suspended. Addressing the issue in the cabinet meeting briefing, Vaishnaw said, "Action was taken on this yesterday itself. The train's rake was changed. Four officers who were responsible for this have been suspended." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Top 25 Most Beautiful Women In The World Articles Vally Undo The suspended official includes the Coaching Depot Officer of Alipurduar and three senior Section Engineers of Alipurduar Division. BSF also clarified when asked about reports of 1,200 BSF personnel refusing to travel for the Amarnath Yatra, saying that they had brought to the attention of Indian Railways through an official letter the poor condition of a few coaches. Live Events They added that a replacement train was arranged after they flagged the issue. "A few coaches of the train initially allotted to our jawans were in poor condition. The issue was brought to the attention of Indian Railways through an official letter. Following this, a replacement train was arranged. The jawans will now continue their journey," the BSF clarified. A special train from Agartala is now being arranged exclusively for BSF personnel, with full attention to their convenience and honour. The Ministry of Railways has also ordered a detailed inquiry into the entire incident. All efforts are being made to ensure that such lapses do not recur in the future. The Railway Minister has made it clear that the dignity and comfort of security forces are of the utmost priority and that such negligence will not be tolerated at any level.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Second special train for BSF reaches Agartala after video shows filthy coaches
NEW DELHI: Around 1,200 personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) were finally set to board a second special train that will take them to Jammu on Wednesday evening, two days after the first train sent to pick them up was found to be unfit for passengers. The 13 companies of BSF, which will be deployed along the route of the Amarnath Yatra, were to board the train from Agartala and Udaipur (both in Tripura), and Silchar and Guwahati (in Assam). After the first train sent by Indian Railways for their travel on Monday was found to be in poor shape, officials aware of the matter said the railways sent another train from Jammu. A BSF officer aware of the matter said: 'Around 1200 jawans were set to leave from different parts of Northeast India to Jammu. The train was to start on Monday night from Udaipur in Tripura and pick up other jawans from different places along the way. The train arrived on Monday evening and was inspected by senior BSF officials. There is always an inspection by senior officers before the jawans board the special train.' It was during this routine inspection that the officers found the train filthy, with many coaches sporting holes in the ceiling and non-functional toilets. The doors had holes, locks weren't working, and some seats were missing upholstery. Videos of the train did the round on social media. A BSF officer confirmed the authenticity of the videos. 'But contrary to reports, it is not the jawans who refused to board the train. Much before they were supposed to board the train, the inspection was conducted by the senior officers. The railways were then alerted about the condition of the train,' added this person who asked not to be named. The 1,200 jawans are part of the additional teams of security forces deployed for the Amarnath Yatra duty. The yatra, to be conducted from July 3 to August 9, is being held amid a high alert following Operation Sindoor and heightened security preparations in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack two months ago. The duration of the Yatra this year is shorter - 38 days in comparison to last year's 52. The Union home ministry has sanctioned an additional 581 companies of paramilitary forces for the pilgrimage, which is the highest to date. Last year, the number was around 510. The 581 companies include all the central armed police forces. 'Railways minister Ashwin Vaishnaw has taken serious note of the incident involving the deployment of an unsuitable/old train for BSF personnel going for duty to Kashmir from Tripura. In response to the lapse, four officials from the Alipurduar Division have been placed under immediate suspension with effect from today. The suspended officials include the caching depot officer of Alipurduar and three senior section engineers of Alipurduar Division. 'The railways minister has made it clear that the dignity and comfort of security forces are of the utmost priority and that such negligence will not be tolerated at any level,' the rail ministry said in a statement. It stated that a special train from Agartala was arranged exclusively for BSF personnel, 'with full attention to their convenience and honour'. The rail ministry has also ordered a detailed inquiry into the incident.
