A heart-wrenching incident has shaken the whole country. 38-year-old disabled cricketer Vikram Singh of Punjab died in pain in the Chhattisgarh Express.
Vikram was going from Delhi to Gwalior for a wheelchair cricket tournament, but his health suddenly deteriorated on the way. His companions said that the negligence of the railway took his life.
How did the Wheelchair Cricketer’s Heartbreaking Death happen?
Vikram and his team boarded the Chhattisgarh Express from Hazrat Nizamuddin station on Wednesday night. As soon as the train started, Vikram started having severe pain. As the train approached Mathura, his condition worsened.
His companions called the railway helpline at 4:58 am and asked for immediate medical help. But despite repeated calls, no help arrived. The train reached Mathura station at 8:10 am with a delay of about 90 minutes, by then Vikram had stopped breathing.
One of Vikram’s companions said angrily, “He was groaning in pain in front of our eyes. We kept shouting, asking for help, but no one came.”
This incident has raised questions on the emergency system of Indian Railways.
Why question the negligence of railways?
At Mathura Junction, the Government Railway Police (GRP) took Vikram’s body off the train and sent it for postmortem. GRP has started investigating the matter, while the railways have also ordered an internal investigation due to the delay.
But the question is, if help had been received on time, could Vikram’s life have been saved?
Vikram’s fellow player said, “This is not just an accident, but the truth of the weak medical system of the railways.”
Disability rights activists and the sports community have also expressed anger over this incident. They say that the railways will have to make a better emergency system for disabled passengers.
Currently, people on social media are strongly criticizing the railways for this incident. Many users wrote that the negligence of the railways took away the life of a promising player. Some have demanded that strict steps should be taken to prevent such incidents.
