'Lax safety measures killed my brother'
thane, June 11 -- In the aftermath of the Mumbra train tragedy that killed four on Monday, Deepak Dubey recalls his younger brother Avadhesh Dubey who died in a strikingly similar accident on April 23, 2024, at the very same location.
Avadhesh, a 25-year-old MBA student at IIT Patna, worked in the healthcare IT sector. On the morning of April 23, 2024, he was commuting to work when he fell out of an overcrowded local train.
His brother Deepak called his death a direct consequence of lax safety measures. Additionally, he said, systemic indifference has been plaguing Mumbai's suburban rail system for years. In a deeply emotional and urgent public appeal following Monday's incident, he said, "These were not careless passengers. They were ordinary citizens-commuters, students, workers-forced into unsafe conditions daily due to continued negligence and lack of reform by Indian Railways," said Dubey....
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