Train passenger deboarded, booked for lighting 'diya' on berth, says central railway
The CR appealed to passengers not to carry inflammable articles or light diyas, candles or incense sticks inside trains.
On August 31, a 55-year-old passenger was removed from Train No. 12782, the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mysuru Express, and a police case was filed against him for allegedly lighting a diya on his berth while praying, according to Central Railway officials. The CR warned passengers not to bring inflammable items or light diyas, candles, or incense sticks on trains, stating that such actions could cause fires and endanger lives.
The incident occurred in coach A-1, where Gariba of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was found lighting a diya on berth No. 17. Authorities recovered a matchbox, a brass diya, and a steel container from the passenger, who was subsequently deboarded at Bhusaval station. A traveling ticket examiner asked Gariba to extinguish the flame, as it posed a fire hazard.
Despite the warning, the passenger refused to put out the flame until completing his prayers. The CR registered a case under Sections 153 and 145(B) of the Railways Act, 1989, with a five-year imprisonment sentence possible for endangering passenger safety.
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