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Migrant worker arrested for deadly train push
4 Oct
Summary
- A migrant worker was arrested for allegedly pushing a co-worker off a moving train.
- The victim died after falling from the Hatia-Alappuzha Express near Virudhunagar.
- The accused was apprehended after returning to his village and later confessed.
A 45-year-old migrant worker, Akhilesh, from Palamu district was arrested recently for allegedly pushing his co-worker, 28-year-old Ram Brat, from a moving train in Tamil Nadu. The two men were traveling on the Hatia-Alappuzha Express on September 11, heading to Madurai for work at an upcoming AIIMS facility.
An argument reportedly ensued between Akhilesh and Ram Brat in the general compartment after the train passed Tiruchirappalli Junction. Akhilesh is accused of then pushing Ram Brat out of the moving train. Ram's body was recovered from the tracks near Virudhunagar on September 14 by Government Railway Police.
As Ram's family could not be contacted due to neither worker possessing a mobile phone, his identity remained unknown for three days. A post-mortem examination was conducted, and an unnatural death case was registered. Relatives eventually learned of the incident from other workers in Madurai, discovering only Akhilesh had arrived at the worksite. Akhilesh left the Madurai site and returned to his village on September 22 after Ram's family and villagers questioned him. He initially claimed the death was accidental but later allegedly admitted to pushing Ram off the train.
