DALTONGANJ: Members of the National Federation of Indian Railway Men (NFIRM) demanded adequate safety and security for the railway personnel in the East Central Railway zone under Dhanbad division, during their conference in Barwadeeh block in Latehar district on Thursday.
Hajipur zone's general secretary P S Chaturvedi and joint secretary Navin Kumar along with Mithilesh Kumar Singh of Moghulsarai zone were also present at the conference. The working president of NFIRM, Balmukund Pandey's special train ticket examiner Daltonganj and general secretary Suresh K Paswan jointly said "Railway personnel faces a lot of perils. For instance one train guard was murdered in a running train while a railway fitter was hammered to death by a passenger aboard the Bhopal Howrah express."
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more... said apart from these two fatalities this year, numerous incidents were reported where the engine crew were stoned by ruffians, stolen cash and belongings of guards and gatemen of railway crossings subjected to abuses of all kinds.