Amritsar: Locals continue sit-in protest at train accident site
The situation remained tense Sunday as locals continued with their sit-in at Joda Phatak, where 61 Dussehra revelers were mowed down by a train. The locals had started protesting Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train's driver, a day after the deadly train accident. Locals are sitting on railway tracks and do not want to leave, said police.
Commandos, Rapid Action Force deployed at the protest area
"We hope that the normalcy will be restored in the area by Sunday evening as the number of protesters has come down since Saturday," a senior police officer said. The Punjab Police has deployed its personnel, including commandos, to manage the crowd. The Rapid Action Force is also present in the Joda Phatak area. The rail tragedy claimed 61 lives during Dussehra-festivities on Friday.
Punjab Chief Minister ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident
The district administration has said out of 61 people who were mowed down by the speeding Jalandhar-Amritsar train Friday, 40 have been identified. Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who visited the accident site Saturday, has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
