Title - Panel to probe squabble between TC, RPF jawan

VARANASI: An altercation between a ticket checker (TC) a Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawan at platform IV of Cantonment Railway Station led to high voltage drama on Thursday. Taking serious note of the incident, the divisional railway manager (Northern Railway) Lucknow, Jagdeep Rai constituted a two-member committee to probe into the matter.

According to reports, a TC Jamaluddin was busy in checking the passengers at platform-IV when he caught one of them and penalised him. Following his action the passenger started requesting him to waive off penalty as he was unable to pay. But the TC was rigid. On seeing it a RPF jawan, Sivanand Rai intervened and asked Jamaluddin to show some mercy for the passenger by keeping his financial condition in view.

It led to a heated argument between TC and RPF jawan who later indulged in fighting. Situation worsened when more TCs reached there in support of Jamaluddin. In the meantime 13049 Howrah Amritsar Express, in which hundreds of Army personnel were traveling, arrived on platform-V. On seeing a uniformed person in trouble the army jawans came out of the train and thrashed the assailants. The high drama continued until the train left the platform with army personnel.

Following this development several RPF personnel also reached the incident site in support of Rai. But before the situation could worsen more the GRP personnel intervened. Later, both groups were taken to GRP station where the heated argument between TCs and RPF personnel continued.

On receiving information the station manager AK Pandey also reached the GRP station. The matter was brought to the knowledge of DRM(NR), who constituted a two member committee consisting of assistant engineers RK Solanki and JK Lolia to probe into the matter, confirmed Pandey adding, this committee will give its report in two days. The GRP said that any case would be registered in this matter after submission of the probe report to the DRM.

Meanwhile, the Divisional Railway Users Consultative Committee of Varanasi division of North Eastern Railways (NER) held its 81st meeting at divisional railway manager (DRM) office on Wednesday.

DRUCC members from Mau, Mirzapur, Balia, Deoria, Varanasi, Azamgarh and Ghazipur were present on the occasion. Issue including expansion and maintenance of Ghazipur City Station, proper lighting and cleanliness at Azamgarh Station, renovation of platform number three of Varanasi Cantonment Railway Station, construction of public convenience, extra stoppages and opening extra reservation counters on various stations were discussed on the occasion.