The Railway Police inspector general on Wednesday took notice of the death of a passenger on a train on Eidul Azha. A case has been filed against eight employees of the Pakistan Railway police as a result.
According to details, Salim, a resident of Islamabad travelling from Multan to Rawalpindi, got into an argument with the Pakistan Railway police over a seat. The workers beat him up and Salim fainted. When the train reached Fateh Jang station, other passengers tried to wake him up but he did not move. He was taken to a hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and Railway Police IG Munir Ahmad Chishti have taken notice of the incident.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 9th, 2014.
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