The Punjab government on Monday said it had taken departmental action against six police officers and chargesheeted seven employees of the Amritsar Municipal Corporation for the death of 60 people who were mowed by a train last year. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh also dismissed media reports accusing the State government of taking no action against the culprits. The Diesel Multiple Unit train hurtled through a crowd which had gathered onto the railway tracks to watch a Ravana effigy burn. Taking cognizance of some recent reports, Mr. Singh clarified that due action, as per the law, was being taken against all those found guilty. The commissionerates of police in Amritsar, Ludhiana and Jalandhar, besides the SDMs in other areas, had already been appointed Single Authority for this purpose, he added.

Source: The Hindu October 22, 2019 03:45 UTC