Unclaimed body found in Jhelum Express

Senior RPF officials said they were investigating how the body was not found,while the rakes were being washed.

A decomposed body was found in the SLR bogey of the Pune-Jammutavi Jhelum Express on Thursday evening,when it arrived at the Pune Station to depart for Jammutavi. The incident resulted into a short delay in trains schedule.

Around 5.20 pm,the train arrived at the Pune station. Passengers,who boarded the train,complained of foul odour emanating from the SLR bogey. RPF and GRP officers ,while inspecting the bogey,found the body that appeared to be two-three days old.

Every rake is usually thoroughly checked before the train leaves for the Pune Station from Ghorpadi Yard. Also,as per norms,all the rakes are supposed to be locked before leaving for the Pune Station and opened only for passengers,a few minutes before the time of departure.

Senior RPF officials said they were investigating how the body was not found,while the rakes were being washed. It is possible that the body was placed inside the rake after it was cleaned. It will then be a failure on the part of the Carriage and Wagon department,who are supposed to ensure that the SLR bogies are locked.

Another senior railway official,on condition of anonymity,said such incidences were far from rare. We regularly recover bodies in trains originating from the city. Miscreants want to place such cases of murder or suicide into the railway police jurisdiction.

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