The Indian Railways has dismissed a keyman stationed between Jhilahi and Motigunj for his alleged involvement in a train accident on July 18th, 2023. The keyman, identified as Aasne, was accused of failing to address a technical fault in the railway line that led to the derailment of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express...
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near Jhilahi in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The accident resulted in the death of four passengers and injuries to 25 others. The dismissal order was issued late Friday evening by the Senior Assistant Divisional Engineer of the Lucknow Division, stating that Aasne had violated service rules by recording an audio message about the accident and sharing it on social media without authorization. The dismissal also entails the recovery of railway housing and assets from Aasne. However, employee unions have expressed their dissatisfaction with the dismissal, claiming that Aasne had informed a junior engineer about the technical fault on July 14th, but the issue was not addressed in time. They believe the dismissal was an attempt by the railway authorities to conceal their shortcomings.