61 killed in Amritsar train accident, inquiry report within four weeks: Punjab CM
The Punjab chief minister said 61 people were killed in the Amritsar train accident Friday when they were crushed by a speeding train.Visiting the injured in various hospitals, along with his ministers and senior officials, he announced a magisterial inquiry by the police commissioner.
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Saturday said 61 people were killed and 57 injured when a speeding train ran over Dussehra revellers standing on railways tracks to watch the burning of a Ravan effigy in Amritsar Friday.
Relatives grieve for the victims of the Amritsar train accident. (HT Photo)
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The chief minister, who visited the injured in various Amritsar hospitals along with his ministers and senior officials, announced a magisterial inquiry by the police commissioner which will submit its report in four weeks, reported ANI.
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He said that of the 61 people killed, all except nine had been identified. “We will try that postmortem of the bodies are done as soon as possible,” he told media persons.
Amarinder Singh, who also visited the site of the accident, has ordered the immediate release of ₹3 crore to the Amritsar deputy commissioner for paying compensation to the families of those killed, ANI said.
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