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Mangalore: Matsyagandha Passengers Looted after Serving Soporific Drink

  •   Tue, Jul 22 2008 12:36:49 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Jul 22: Two passengers of city-bound Matsyagandha Express train that arrived here on Monay July 21 were found in a state of unconsciousness. They have been admitted to Wenlock Hospital here for treatment.

They have been identified as Louis Mendonca (58) from near Mudarangady, Padubidri in Udupi district and Navin Sinha (30) from Bihar. It is learnt, that the thieves took away two mobile phones and Rs 6,000 in cash from Mendonca. Particulars of items the other passenger lost in the process are not yet known.

Navin Sinha was to alight at Udupi station while Louis Mendonca was to get down at Mulki station. It is said that these two passengers consumed badam milk that a vendor sold in the train, some time after it left Ratnagiri station and slipped into semi-conscious state a short time thereafter.

The railway police have registered a case and investigations are on.
  

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  • B.VASANTH SHETTY, JAPPINAMOGARU,MANGALORE

    Fri, Sep 05 2008

    IT IS A TOTTALY A HORRIBLE THING AND VERY INSECURE SITUATION FOR THE INDIAN RAILWAY PASSANGER.  RAILWAY DEPARTMENT SHOULD TAKE A STRINGENT ACTION AGAINST SUCH TYPE CRUCIAL INCIDENTS.

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  • B.VASANTH SHETTY, JAPPINAMOGARU,MANGALORE

    Thu, Sep 04 2008

    IT IS A TOTTALY A HORRIBLE MATTER AND UNSECURE OF THE INDIAN RAILWAY PESSANGER.RAILWAY DEPARTMENT SHOULD TAKE A STRINGENT ACTION AGAINEST SUCH TYPE CRUCIAL INCIDENTS.

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  • m y bhandary, udupi

    Sun, Aug 31 2008

    I am a regular traveller in Matsyagandha and usually buy the tomato soup as well as the masala/badam milk which is sold by the railway caterers vendors in uniform. If the passengers were duped by the badam milk vendor - either by the authorised one in which case the railway is responsible or by an unauthorised vendor who should not be allowed in the compartments (I travel by a/c)and should be booked by the railway police. In spite of such incidents recurring regularly, tdhe railways get away without any accountability. The passenger associations or some organisations should pursue the cases so that the railways are made answerable.

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  • Arun Kamath, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 23 2008

    Simply disgusting. Public safety is utterly lacking. How could this happen in the railways? May be Lallu is busy at Loksabha !!

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  • A.D. Andrade, Mangalore / Malad, Mumbai

    Tue, Jul 22 2008

    It is strange such a horrible act has been committed. What the Railway security was doing? I have noticed, whenever I travelled, even though the security guards appear when the train leaves, they are invariably missing en-route. They must be hand-in-gloves with the perpetrators.

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