Policemen throw minor boy from running train

PATNA: Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables Sunday pushed a minor boy from a running train after an alleged alteration. The boy lost his one leg due to the fall and is battling for his life in a local hospital.

Police sources said eight-year-old Raju Kumar, a vendor selling gutka (chewing tobacco) and mineral water bottles, was thrown out of Vaishali Express train near Hajipur railway station after he refused to give gutka to the RPF men free of cost.
 
"When the RPF men tried to snatch a gutka packet from Raju, he resisted and they pushed him from the running train," police sources said.

Local vendors of Hajipur railway station rushed Raju to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. The doctors amputated his one leg, which was severely damaged due to the fall.

The doctors said the boy was still unconscious and his condition is critical.

No police complaint had been registered till Sunday evening. "Police will look into the matter," a senior railway official said.

Family members of Raju Kumar demanded action against the two RPF men and compensation for him.