Porter’s license cancelled, TC suspended at Surat railway station in two separate incidents

Singh tried to open the door but couldn’t so he pressed the emergency button and alighted the train after it came to a halt.

The railway authorities reached the coach and after talking to the passengers, an inquiry was set up and statements of some of the passengers and a few stall owners were recorded.

An official posted at the Surat railway station on condition of anonymity said, “A porter is not liable to press the emergency button of a train. In fact, for his act, the train got delayed by ten minutes. The porter should have travelled and got down on the next station. Only passengers and railway officials are allowed to press the emergency button and even for then, a competent reason is necessary.”

In the second incident, a ticket checker of Surat, Rohit Kesri, came under the scanner of the vigilance department of the Western Railway around two months back.

The officials found Kesri in possession of excess money which he could not explain. An inquiry was initiated and his statements were recorded by Surat railway authorities.

The authorities subsequently prepared a report and sent it to Western Railway Senior Divisional Chief Commercial Manager Vineet Abhishek in Mumbai. On the basis of the report, the railway authorities on Monday suspended Kesri from his duties.