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from Nepal fell down from Train No.55735 UP Katihar Jogbani Passenger at Purnea
Junction and sustained injuries. He was taken to Sadar Hospital, Purnea for treatment.
However, when he got the information that his family members are arriving there, he
escaped from the hospital on the pretext of going to ease himself. Thereafter, he entered
in the Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple in Farvisganj Mor and started causing damage to the
temple and also attacked the people who gathered there. On getting the information, SHO
(Railways), Purnea immediately reached there with his staff and was able to over-power
Gayanand Choudhary with the help of the some people. He was again brought back to Sadar
Hospital, tying his hands and legs. Later on, his family members took him back to Nepal
in an ambulance. The report also states that the SHO (Railways), Purnea neither informed
the Superintendent of Police (Railways), Katihar nor the Control Room of Railway Police,
Katihar about the incident.
4.109 In his report, the Superintendent of Police (Railways), Katihar concluded that when
the SHO (Railways), Purnea reached the spot with his staff, he should have avoided taking
the victim to the hospital by tying his hands and legs. While taking the victim in a shameful
and inhumane manner, the SHO had brought bad name to the department. For this dereliction
of duties, Shri Rajinder Prasad Singh, SHO (Railways), Purnea, Assistant Sub-Inspector
Yoganand Choudhary and Constable Baban Kumar were placed under suspension and a
recommendation has been made to the District Collector, Katihar for dismissing Home
Guard Mohammed Israfil.
4.110 Upon consideration of the report of Superintendent of Police (Railways), Katihar,
the Commission observed that the victim, Gayanand Choudhary was a mentally challenged
person, but he was given a humiliating treatment by the Railways Police personnel and in
that condition, he was manhandled by the police.
4.111 Under the above circumstances, the Commission was of considered view that the
victim, Gayanand Choudhary, a resident of Nepal be compensated for treating him in a
humiliating manner by the Railway police. The Commission, therefore, recommended to
the Government of Bihar to pay a sum of Rs. 25,000/- as monetary relief to the victim
Gayanand Choudhary on proper identification at his Nepal address. The Commission
directed that the money be transmitted to the Indian High Commissioner in Nepal for
disbursing it to the victim at his Nepal address.
4.112 The Commission received a copy of letter dated 10.11.2014 addressed by Special
Secretary (Home), Special Department, Bihar to DGP, Bihar conveying the sanction of the
State Government for payment of Rs. 25,000/- as monetary relief to Gayanand Choudhary, a
resident of Nepal. The DGP, Bihar was instructed to effect the payment to the victim through
Indian Embassy at his Nepal address and to submit the compliance report. Compliance
report was still awaited.
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