Probe in Dussehra tragedy complete
6 years, 1 month ago

Probe in Dussehra tragedy complete

The Hindu  

The magisterial probe, ordered by the Punjab government into the Amritsar train accident in which 60 people died, has recorded statements of more than 150 people, including railway officials and Navjot Kaur Sidhu, the chief guest at the Dussehra event. Kalsi,” said Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B. Purushartha, who was appointed Special Executive Magistrate by the government to probe the October 19 accident. He said statements of more than 150 people including Railway officials and eyewitnesses were recorded. Statements of Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, and the Dussehra event organiser Saurabh Madan were also recorded.

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Hathras tragedy: 3-member judicial inquiry panel begins probe at ‘satsang’ site
6 months, 1 week ago

Hathras tragedy: 3-member judicial inquiry panel begins probe at ‘satsang’ site

Hindustan Times  

A three-member judicial inquiry commission, constituted to probe the stampede that claimed 121 lives in Hathras, reached the Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday to initiate interrogation of the people relevant to its investigation. The pandal at the site of the ‘satsang’ in Hathras where the horrific tragedy occur Members of the commission spent about 45 minutes at the site of …

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe
6 years, 1 month ago

Amritsar Tragedy: Dussehra event was held without permission, organisers showed gross neglect, says state probe

Op India  

Dussehra this year was marred by a tragic train accident in Amritsar where 60 people were killed. The probe report has pointed out that the organisers of the event, including councillor’s Vijay Madan’s son Mithu Madan, who is a close aide of the Navjot Sidhu, did not undertake proper safety measures and showed extreme negligence while managing crowd. It was …

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial probe gives clean chit to Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife
6 years, 1 month ago

Amritsar train accident: Magisterial probe gives clean chit to Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife

India TV News  

Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, has been given a clean chit in Amritsar train accident case, news agency PTI reported. News agency PTI quoted its official sources as saying that Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B Purushartha—appointed the special executive magistrate by the government to probe the accident—indicted the son of a Congress councillor, who organised the …

Home dept. to examine Punjab train tragedy report
6 years, 1 month ago

Home dept. to examine Punjab train tragedy report

The Hindu  

A 300-page magisterial probe report on the Amritsar train accident in which about 60 people died last month was submitted to the Punjab Home Secretary on Wednesday. Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B. Purushartha, who was appointed special executive magistrate by the government to probe the October 19 accident, said the report was submitted to Punjab Home Secretary N. S. Kalsi. They …

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: After calling it 'tresspassing', Railways orders probe into deadly incident which killed 60 on Dussehra

India TV News  

The Railways has finally given its consent to probe the Amritsar train tragedy in which over 60 Dusshera revellers were mowed by a speeding train. In its statement released on Friday, the Railways said that the accident has become a 'matter of great public discourse', especially raising concerns about safety of people trespassing on railway tracks. In its statement the …

Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab minister defends Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, blames railway gateman for incident
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Punjab minister defends Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife, blames railway gateman for incident

Firstpost  

Navjot Singh Sidhu had targeted the Indian Railways over the tragic incident in Amritsar, raising several questions about the national transporter’s functioning. Chandigarh: Punjab minister Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa Monday defended Navjot Kaur Sidhu over the Amritsar train tragedy, saying she was not at fault, and blamed the railway gateman for the incident, in which nearly 60 people were killed …

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train accident: Case in Bihar court against Navjot Kaur Sidhu, Dussehra event organisers

India TV News  

A case against Sidhu’s wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu and the organisers of the Dussehra event was filed in a Bihar court on Monday, which held them responsible for mowing down of several revellers by a passing train in Amritsar on October 19. The case was filed by a social activist in a Chief Judicial Magistrate's court, who contended that a …

SAD seeks Navjot Sidhu’s sacking, FIR against his wife, Dussehra event organisers over Amritsar tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

SAD seeks Navjot Sidhu’s sacking, FIR against his wife, Dussehra event organisers over Amritsar tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal core committee Sunday demanded immediate sacking of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and registration of a murder case against his wife and Dussehra event organisers, saying they were “responsible for abetting” the Amritsar tragedy. The core committee, which met here under the chairmanship of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and was attended by SAD president …

Amritsar train tragedy: Police files FIR against unknown persons; Dussehra event organiser, Saurabh Madan, goes missing
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar train tragedy: Police files FIR against unknown persons; Dussehra event organiser, Saurabh Madan, goes missing

Firstpost  

New Delhi/Amritsar: The Punjab government on Saturday ordered a magisterial probe into the accident near Amritsar where 59 Dussehra revellers were mowed down by a train, while railways has ruled out any inquiry on its part. Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Saturday said that a magisterial inquiry into the train accident will be conducted and the report will be submitted …

Amritsar Congress councillor, son who organised Dussehra event go underground after tragedy
6 years, 2 months ago

Amritsar Congress councillor, son who organised Dussehra event go underground after tragedy

Hindustan Times  

Even as political leaders made a beeline to the rail tragedy spot in Amritsar that left 61 Dussehra revellers dead, Congress councillor Vijay Madaan and her son Saurabh Madaan ‘Meethu’, who organised the event, have gone underground. People close to him said after the accident, victims’ family members and agitated crowd came to his house but he managed to escape, …

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