Four-yr-old boy hurt in stone pelting on train

In a late night incident, some mischievous elements pelted stones on Sutlej Express at Baddowal, about 10 km from the Ludhiana railway station. The incident rendered serious head injuries to a four-year-old child, who was travelling with his parents. The injured was initially taken to the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana, from where he was referred to the PGI, Chandigarh. A few other passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries in the incident.

After the incident, the child was given first aid at the city railway station and afterwards, taken to the hospital.

Savita, the mother of the child, Prince, said they boarded the Sutlej Express from Ganganagar for Ludhiana. When the train reached near Baddowal in Ludhiana on Thursday night, somebody started pelting stones on the train and one of the stones hit her son’s head. Two other passengers were also hit by stones.

She said passengers were not being provided safe travel due to the negligence of GRP personnel and demanded that they should conduct patrolling on railway tracks to check the presence of anti-social elements.

Meanwhile, the railway authorities have launched a probe to identify the suspects.