Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that the guilty in the Odisha train tragedy will be severely punished , it now looks like people responsible for the accident will get a maximum punishment of five years in jail.
Days after the tragic triple train accident in Odisha, which has claimed 288 lives so far and left around a thousand injured, the Indian Railways has decided to secure its goomties , the small cabins that house signalling equipment on railway station premises, with a double-lock arrangement.
The tragic train collision in Balasore, Odisha, has claimed a death toll of 288, as confirmed by the Collector of Balasore after a comprehensive reconciliation process involving district hospitals, mortuaries, and reports from various districts.