Title - BSP activists block rail traffic

Hundreds of activists belonging to the Bahujan Samaj Party led by its state general secretary Jarnail Nangal, today blocked rail traffic on Jalandhar-Phagwara Rail Section near Satokhpura Rail Crossing for about one hour in support of their demand to arrest an alleged accused NRI Baghicha Singh, allegedly responsible for the suicide of BSP Sarpanch Des Raj who was forced to took this extreme step yesterday evening.New Delhi bound 14674 Flying Mail was stopped and remained standard for 50 minutes as the agitating BSP activists sat on a dharna in the middle of the railway track and hold a protest rally against the police failure to nab the accused, booked by GRP last night.Dharna could be lifted and rail traffic was restored this afternoon when DSP Phagwara Manjit Singh and GRP In-charge Pawitra Singh reached on the dharna site and assured for the early action against the accused. The train could proceed towards its destination after lifting of dharna.

Later hundreds of the residents attended funeral of the deceased Sarpanch in his village on Sunday evening. It may be recalled that Des Raj(45), BSP Sarpanch of nearby village Khangurra reportedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a Jejon bound 74954 Diesel Multiple Unit Train near DAV College on Phagwara-Chiherru rail section on Saturday afternoon. GRP In-charge Pawitra Singh said an application written to Phagwara DSP against Canada-based NRI villager Baghicha Singh was found from his pocket.

In the application, the deceased had alleged that he was being abused by the NRI who delivered caste- based remarks in his abusive language when the deceased refused to sign few suspicious papers of Bagicha Singh. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family members after conducting post-mortem examination. Later the GRP registered a case under Section 306/3/4 of Sc/St Act against Baghicha Singh, who could not be arrested till filing of this report.