#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Dead, injured people robbed of their belongings
Much has been said about the Amritsar train tragedy that killed 61 people, but as more information comes in, more disturbing details are surfacing. In what can only be called inhuman, it has been reported that many of the helpless survivors and those who had been killed had their valuables stolen in the aftermath of the accident. Here are the details.
In many cases, dead bodies would have valuables missing
Reportedly, in many cases, relatives and survivors said that when they got the bodies of their deceased kin back, they would find that their valuables such as ornaments, wallets, and mobile phones were missing. It's suspected that a group of rogues in the crowd went about looting helpless survivors and the dead, as chaos gripped Jora Pathak in the aftermath of the accident.
Relatives of the deceased give accounts of the thefts
Speaking to HT, Jyoti Kumari, the mother of 17-year-old Vasu who died in the accident said that when she found her son at the civil hospital, his gold chain, wallet, and mobile phone worth Rs. 20,000 were missing. Other people reported similar things too. Kamal Kumar, who lost his 19-year-old son, Tarun, in the accident, said that Tarun's phone had been stolen too.
Even survivors were not spared
"I went to celebrate Dussehra with my daughter and son. I lost my daughter and my son is battling for life. While I was shouting for help, someone picked my mobile phone from my pocket," said one injured Deepak, who lost his three-year-old daughter.
