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Time of India
07-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Mantri goes missing at railway station, found on another train
'Oram had a bout of low blood sugar and was looking for something to eat' BHOPAL: In a major security scare early Sunday, Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram went missing at MP's Damoh station during a train journey from Delhi to Jabalpur. Finding his berth vacant, security staff launched an all-out search. He was traced three hours later at Sihora Road station, 162km away, with bruises on his sought to allay concerns, tweeting on Tuesday: "Chairing a meeting of my ministry to finalise key projects for the current financial year. I am perfectly fine and fully committed to my duties. Rumours being spread are completely baseless. I urge everyone to focus on facts, not fall for misinformation."Jual Oram had boarded Gondwana Express at Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station on Saturday evening. He was scheduled to attend a function in MP's Mandla on 3.45am, the train reached Damoh, and the minister got off. Sometime later, his security guards were alarmed to find he wasn't on his took the help of RPF personnel and searched the train, but to no avail. The authorities were alerted, and a frantic search ensued.A little before 7am Sunday, the minister was traced on Sampark Kranti Express at Sihora Road railway station in Jabalpur. Oram was on coach B-3, berth 57. He was taken for medical treatment and provided in state BJP said the minister got off at Damoh as he had a bout of low blood sugar and was looking for something to the train started to move, Oram tried to board but slipped and fell on the platform, hurting his knees and legs.
New Indian Express
06-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Union minister Jual Oram says he is fine after rumours of his disappearance fly thick
ROURKELA: Union Tribal Affairs Minister and Sundargarh MP Jual Oram, who was travelling with Y-category security on board the Gondwana Express from Delhi, mysteriously disappeared from the train and reappeared hours later on another train at Sihora station with minor injuries in the early hours of Sunday. As rumours quickly spread regarding the Minister's safety and well-being, his close aides and officials from the Jabalpur Division of the West Central Railway (WCR) issued a clarification on Tuesday. It was stated that the Minister got down from the Gondwana Express at Damoh station after feeling uncomfortable due to a drastic drop in his blood sugar level and was subsequently helped to board the Sampark Kranti Express. A reliable source informed that Jual had boarded the Gondwana Express at Hazrat Nizamuddin station for Jabalpur station on Saturday night. They said that when the train left Damoh station around 3.45 am on Sunday, the Minister was not seen on his berth or in the train, triggering sudden concern and panic among railway authorities about the whereabouts of the minister. A frantic search, including inspection of tracks, was reportedly done to trace the minister. The railway authorities heaved a sigh of relief around 6.55 am on Sunday, finding him sitting in the Sampark Kranti Express at Sinhora station, about 162 kms from Damoh.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Time of India
MP man beaten to death by cops for lighting beedi in train, says son; cops deny
Agra: A 50-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh 's Tikamgarh died after he was allegedly thrashed by govt railway police (GRP) constables for smoking 'beedi' on the Delhi-bound Gondwana Express . The man's son, 20, who was with his dad, claimed that he was "murdered" while police refuted it, saying he collapsed on his own. SP GRP Agra, Abhishek Verma, said, "Postmortem report suggests there were no external injury marks on the body, and the cause of death was heart attack." SHO GRP, Yadram Singh, added that a team from the local thana had gone to Mathura junction, and doctors tried to revive him. The incident took place between Agra and Mathura in the early hours of Tuesday when the man, Ramdayal Ahirwar , was travelling with his son Vishal Ahirwar to Delhi, where the duo worked as construction workers. Vishal claimed his father died due to thrashing by cops. "After attending a family wedding in MP, we boarded Gondwana Express from Lalitpur and were on our way to Delhi's Palam. Once the train left Agra Cantt station, two GRP constables thrashed my father, claiming that he was smoking 'beedi' inside the coach. They also took him from the general coach to the sleeper section, and thrashed him again," he alleged. A video later emerged on Friday in which a man, believed to be Ramdayal, could be purportedly seen lying unconscious on a general coach floor surrounded by some passengers.
NDTV
24-04-2025
- NDTV
Man, 50, Allegedly Beaten To Death By Railway Cops Inside Moving Train
Bhopal: A 50-year-old labourer died after being allegedly beaten by Government Railway Police (GRP) constables in the general coach of the Gondwana Express. The incident occurred between Agra and Mathura, when the victim, Ramdayal Ahirwar, a resident of Palera in Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, was travelling with his son to Delhi for work. According to the victim's son, Vishal Ahirwar, the duo boarded the general coach of the Gondwana Express from Lalitpur on Monday after arriving by the Geeta Jayanti Express. Their destination was Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi, where they were to proceed to Palam village, where Vishal works. The tragic incident unfolded shortly after the train departed from Agra station. Vishal recounted that his father lit a beedi inside the general coach. GRP constables present on the train objected and allegedly started beating Ramdayal. Vishal, who was asleep at the time, was awakened by the commotion and informed by fellow passengers about the assault. Despite his pleas to stop, the constables allegedly continued their assault. Witnesses say the constables dragged Ramdayal from the general coach to the sleeper coach, which was connected, and continued beating him there. As Ramdayal's health deteriorated, the matter was reported to the Railway Control Room in Mathura. When the train reached Mathura Junction, the constables reportedly got off the train with Ramdayal's body and then left, continuing their journey. A medical team was called, and the attending doctor declared Ramdayal dead on the spot. The Government Railway Police (GRP) at Mathura took custody of the body and sent it for postmortem after conducting a Panchnama. An official investigation has been initiated following the serious allegations made by the victim's son.
