Odisha Train Tragedy: Amid Rumours, Odisha Police Issues Stern Warning Against Creating Communal Unrest

The Odisha police also warned that severe legal action will be initiated against those found trying to create communal disharmony by spreading any rumor.

Odisha Train Tragedy: The Odisha Police Department on Sunday issued a warning against those who are trying to give “communal colour” to the Balasore triple train accident that claimed more than 250 lives. The Odisha police also warned that severe legal action will be initiated against those found trying to create communal disharmony by spreading any rumor. Taking to the microblogging site Twitter, the Odisha police wrote, “It has come to notice that some social media handles are mischievously giving a communal colour to the tragic train accident at Balasore. This is highly unfortunate.”

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It has come to notice that some social media handles are mischievously giving communal colour to the tragic train accident at Balasore. This is highly unfortunate.

Investigation by the GRP, Odisha into the cause and all other aspects of the accident is going on.

— Odisha Police (@odisha_police) June 4, 2023

“We appeal to all concerned to desist from circulating such false and ill-motivated posts. Severe legal action will be initiated against those who are trying to create communal disharmony by spreading rumours,” the Odisha Police Department tweeted.

Odisha Triple Train Tragedy: Death Toll Revised

The Balasore train accident, where two passenger trains and a goods carriage were involved, has claimed 275 lives so far and left over 1,000 people injured. A total of 88 bodies have been identified. Speaking to ANI, Pradeep Jena said, “The Railways on Saturday said that the number of deaths is 288 and we also circulated that. But, since then the District Magistrate and his team checked each and every body recovered, checked from the track, the hospital and two temporary assembly points. It was found that some bodies were counted twice. So, after wading out the duplications, the Collector has informed that the number of deaths is 275 and not 288.” “Out of 275, 88 bodies have been identified. 78 bodies have been handed over till Sunday morning. 10 other dead bodies have been identified and the process of handing over is going on,” he added.

Odisha Triple Train Tragedy: Plea in Supreme Court

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre for setting up an inquiry commission headed by a retired apex court judge to probe the cause of the train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district. The plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari also sought directions to the Centre to immediately set up an expert commission headed by a retired judge of the apex court and consisting of technical members to analyse and review the risk and safety parameters in the railway system and to suggest systematic safety modifications for strengthening Railway safety mechanism and submit its report to the court.

The plea submitted that non-implementation of the Kavach system at the earliest has resulted in a massive loss of life and damage of public property which imputes direct liability of gross negligence and breach of duty of care by respondent authorities.

The crash involving Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train occurred around 7 PM on Friday near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, about 250 km south of Kolkata and 170 km north of Bhubaneswar.