Anil Verma, an Assistant Superintending Engineer with Punjab State Power Corporation limited, died here early Wednesday morning when he was run over by a moving train. He was 55.
Verma had gone for a walk near the railway track when the incident took place. The train hit him behind while he was trying to cross the trail track between crossing number 24 and 25.
He was in charge of the Public Relation department in the head office of the PSPCl. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Chairman of the PSPCl, KD Chaudhary, Director (Administration) Gurbachan Singh Bachi, Engineers Association president Baldev Singh Sra and secretary Ajay Pal Singh, Employees Federation president Surinder Singh Pehlwan have expressed deep sorrow over the sudden demise of Verma.