Coronavirus lockdown: Migrant labourer’s body found In Shramik train toilet

North Central Railways has claimed that the labourer underwent medical screening before boarding the train as per protocol, and that neither him nor anyone else on his behalf had sought any medical assistance

Moneycontrol News

May 29, 2020 / 09:02 PM IST

The body of a migrant labourer was found inside a Shramik Special train's toilet on May 27, when it was stationed at Jhansi Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh.

The body was discovered by railway workers while sanitising the coaches after the train had completed a round trip from Gorakhpur. A report by NDTV states that the corpse might have been lying there for days as the kin of the deceased informed that he had boarded the train on May 23.

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The deceased labourer has been identified as 38-year-old Mohan Lal Sharma, a resident of Basti district, which is located at a distance of 70 km from Gorakhpur. Sharma was a daily wage labourer in Mumbai, who was rendered jobless following the the imposition of the coronavirus-driven lockdown.

The deceased migrant had managed to reach Jhansi by bus on May 23, following which, the district administration had directed him and other labourers to the railway station to board the Gorakhpur-bound train.

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