Das, who accompanied Malik in the search said that when they saw a hand shivering, they realised that it was Biswajit, who was badly injured. They immediately took Biswajit and left for Balasore Hospital, where he was administered first aid. However, doctors asked Malik to take his son to Cuttack Medical College Hospital, but he signed a bond and got his son discharged and headed back home. Kolkata Man Refuses To Believe Son Died in Odisha Train Accident, Travels to Balasore With Ambulance and Finds Him Alive in Morgue.
According to reports, the Chairperson of the Railway Board would meet with key officials in the Prime Minister s Office, including the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, to provide detailed insights from the ground. As the railway ministry conducts its own inquiry into the incident, the government has also approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take up the matter.
For the bodies that are being claimed, the Railways, in a marked departure from convention, has decided to assign an official as a helping hand for each of the victims’ families.