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WR has issued Rs 1.36 crore ex-gratia to kin of victims so far

The Western Railway has so far issued Rs 1.36 crore as ex-gratia to the kin of the victims of the Elphinstone Road railway station foot overbridge stampede in which 23 people were killed and 37 injured, an official said on Friday.

“Out of Rs 1.36 crore, we have disbursed Rs 10,735,000 in cheque while Rs 28,65,000 in cash to meet the emergency expenses,” he said.

Twenty-three passengers were killed and 36 injured in a deadly rush hour stampede that occurred on a narrow foot overbridge connecting the Elphinstone Road railway station to Parel station on September 29.

The WR said it was offering all kinds of assistance to the kin of the deceased as well as to the injured passengers in claiming the compensation.

“In the unfortunate incident of the Elphinstone Road station stampede, the Western Railway is providing all assistance to the kin of the deceased and injured in claiming compensation. For assisting kin of the deceased, WR’s Commercial Department staffers are visiting the families of deceased and helping them in filling the necessary forms for claiming compensation from the Railway Claim Tribunal,” the WR said in a statement.