Worst railway accident in India

Jun 6

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On this day 32 years ago ( June 6,1981), a railway accident which termed as worst in India so far, occurred when an over crowded passenger train derailed and seven of the nine compartments plunged into the river Bagmati near the town of Samastipur in the state of Bihar. As many as 400 people were reported dead. But the real cause of the accident remained shrouded in mystery. According to one inquiry, sudden application of brakes by the driver sighting oxen on the railway track.

Another explanation suggested that a sudden flash flood swept away the railway bridge and  washed the train from the track killing so many people.

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A calcutta(India)based Independent newsresearcher and Investigative reporter.He has been working as a journalist for more than 15 years.He had worked as a news researcher for various news based programs in Calcutta.Shanthanu considers Deborah Potter and Theressha Collington Moore as his mentor because in his early days of journalism carrier, he was inspired and motivited by their works and learnt a lot from them about media ethics and news research.Though,a news researcher don't get enough credit for his job,he sticks to it.He believes that as journalists we should follow the jounalism mantra that if your mother says she loves you, check it out.we work as a store clerk.we believe that facts are more important than adjectives.Earlier,he also worked as a private investigator to brush up his skill as an Investigative Reporter.

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