NCDRC Orders Indian Railways To Pay Rs 4.7 Lakh To Passenger For Bag TheftDilip Kumar Chaturvedi, traveling from Katni to Durg on the Amarkantak Express in May 2017, had his bag stolen from his reserved coach while sleeping. Despite taking precautions, outsiders entered the coach due to negligence by the Train Ticket Examiner (TTE). Chaturvedi filed an FIR and ultimately won compensation of Rs...
more... 4.7 lakh from the Railways, who were found liable for the breach of security. The NCDRC rejected the Railways' argument that they are not liable for unbooked luggage, stating their duty to ensure passenger safety in reserved coaches. Chaturvedi had already won compensation at the district level but faced further challenges before ultimately securing the final verdict in his favor.
May 2017 mein, Amarkantak Express pe Katni se Durg ja rahe Dilip Kumar Chaturvedi ka bag chori ho gaya tha. Woh apne family ke saath reserved coach mein so rahe the tab yeh incident hua. Unhone precautions liye the, lekin Train Ticket Examiner (TTE) ki negligence ki wajah se outsiders coach...
more... mein ghus gaye. Chaturvedi ne FIR file ki aur finally unhe Railways se Rs 4.7 lakh ka compensation mila. Railways ko security breach ke liye responsible pakda gaya. NCDRC ne Railways ki argument ko reject kar diya ki woh unbooked luggage ke liye responsible nahi hain, kyunki unka duty hai ki woh reserved coaches mein passengers ki safety ensure kare. Chaturvedi ne pehle district level pe compensation jeet liya tha, lekin unhe aage bhi challenges face karne pade, aur finally unhe final verdict apne favor mein mila.