A video from Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, showing a distressed woman in a moving train has gone viral on social media. It has raised concerns about railway safety and emergency response systems.
The video features a woman crying while other passengers try to console her. A user named Ramesh Tiwari shared the video on the platform X. He claimed that a boy fell from the train shortly after it passed Raninagar Railway Station.
Boy fall from Jalpaiguri Train, Passengers pull emergency chains, but not stop
According to the post, passengers pulled the emergency chain and tried to reach the railway helpline numbers, but the train did not stop, and no help arrived. The user also said that the incident showed serious issues in the railway system.
In the video, a male passenger mentions that despite multiple attempts to alert authorities, the train kept moving after the fall.
Sister cried, others console her
The viral video lead mixed reactions online. Some users expressed shock over the alleged negligence, while others suggested that frequent misuse of emergency chains could be why the train was not stopped immediately.
Authorities have not yet confirmed when the incident took place, and there is no official information about the boy mentioned.
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