Woman thrown out of moving train near Bareilly,loses leg

A law student of Rajesh Pandey College of Law at Ambedkar Nagar district,Sonu was on her way to Noida to attend a recruitment test of Central Industrial Security Force.

Ajay Mishra,Superintendent of Police (Government Railway Police) at Moradabad,said the incident took place in a general

compartment of Delhi-bound Padmawat Express,which Sonu had boarded in Lucknow.

Sonu told the police that it was around 4.15 am when four passengers inside the compartment entered into a brawl. One of them suddenly pounced at her and tried to snatch her gold chain. When she resisted,the man pushed her out of the moving train. Mishra said the girl¿s left leg came under the wheels of another train which was passing by on the adjacent track.

Since the incident took place in a desolate area near Chanaiti station,she could not get immediate help. A driver of another train luckily spotted her and took her to the Bareilly station,said Mishra. The SP said that a case of attempted robbery and attempt to murder has been registered. According to Dr S N Shukla,president of Sports Council of Avadh University,Sonu used to take part in various sports events,but she did not represent the university.

Meanwhile,ADG of the GRP,A K Jain,said two constables were deputed for escort duty in Padmawat Express between Rae Bareli and Shahjahanpur stations. However,between Shahjahanpur and Bareilly stretch where the incident took place,no constable was present inside the train as the next escort was scheduled to board the train from Moradabad.

Jain said none of the fellow passengers informed the GRP or any other railway authorities about the incident when the train reached the Bareilly station.