Railway police was not seen regarding security, dozens of passengers became unconscious.
- Common passengers were scared of boarding the train, chanting ‘Bam- Har Har Mahadev’ echoed at Simri bakhtiyarpur station.
#Brajesh_ki_baat Simri bakhtiyarpur (Saharsa) On the occasion of second Monday of Sawan month, thousands of Shiva devotees are likely to offer water at Baba Mateshwar Dham located in Kantho under Balwa Haat. A day earlier, on Sunday, in a devotional atmosphere, thousands of devotees left for Chharra Patti of Munger by various trains with the slogan of Bolbam. That afternoon, all the Shiva devotees filled water from Chharra Patti and set out on foot for the Jalabhishek of Baba Mateshwar.
Dozens of passengers became unconscious…
On the second Monday of Sawan, the number of post offices was almost double that of the first Monday. Due to which, throughout the day on Sunday, there was a steady stream of devotees going to Munger at Sonvarsha Kachari, Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Kopadia, Dhamara Ghat stations of Saharsa-Mansi railway section. From 6 am to 2 pm, flowers were seen from Kanwariyas at all the stations of the railway division. The largest crowd was seen at Simri Bakhtiyarpur station. From nine in the morning till three in the afternoon, the entire station premises were filled with bombs wrapped in saffron colour, the situation was such that there was no space even to set foot on the station.
Due to the large number of Kanwariyas, all the trains were overcrowded. Maximum crowd was seen in 05221 Saharsa – Samastipur DEMU. The situation was such that due to the scorching heat and crowd, many female devotees somehow boarded the train but fainted as soon as they entered. Many passengers who got off the train also fainted.
Kanwariya started reaching Simri bakhtiyarpur station from eight in the morning….
Every Sunday of Sawan, there is a rush of trains and buses at various stations of Saharsa-Mansi railway section. But the maximum crowd is seen at Simri Bakhtiyarpur station. The situation is such that the crowd starts gathering waiting for the train from eight in the morning. Platform numbers one to two are filled with Dakbams till ten o’clock. Besides, postal bombs also sit on the tracks. But the surprising thing is that despite having prior information about the crowd, the Railways does not make any arrangements regarding security.
Two RPF jawans also come from 05221 at the time when the crowd of devotees is about to board the train. Keeping only two soldiers for such a huge crowd shows the inadequacy of the Railways. The train which used to talk big before Sawan falls into Kumbhakarni sleep during Sawan, due to which there is a possibility of a major accident. Dakbams keep crossing the tracks unhindered throughout the day and trains come and go. But everything is going on waiting for the accident.
Seeing the increasing crowd the station master sent a memOn Sunday, Simri Bakhtiyarpur station master Ajay Kumar Singh was seen to be very alert for safe train operation, from carefully boarding the huge crowd of dakbomo at Simri Bakhtiyarpur railway station of Saharsa-Mansi railway section under East Central Railway. During this period, announcements were continuously made by the station master regarding the safety of trains and post offices.
The station master also remained in constant touch with the train drivers. Since Dakbam was also standing on the tracks, he asked the train drivers to come while keeping the speed of the train low and blowing the whistle continuously. Also, the station master has sent a memo to Saharsa RPF Inspector and Mansi GRP Inspector demanding security forces to control the crowd.
