Back to back gruesome incidents of shootout has once again brought to light the lax security situation at Ranchi Railway Station. Passengers’ security seems to have found no place in the priority list of the railways officials as no concrete security arrangements at railway station has been made till date.
On Saturday evening a person named Babloo Singh hailing from Amrawati colony was shot down at platform number three of Ranchi Railway Station by two unidentified criminals. According to the Police, Babloo was waiting at the platform to board the Hatia- Patna Express train to commence his journey for Aarrah in Bihar when he fired on his back.
The victim was immediately rushed to the nearby Guru Nanak Hospital by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel. He was later referred to Abdur Razzaque Ansari Memorial Hospital (Apollo hospital).
The motive behind the attack has not been officially cracked but the preliminary probe points at personal enmity, says the police sources. DSP Rail Ashfaq Ali who was in the hospital to record the victims statement commented, “Babloo’s surgery was successful and is out of danger now. However, he is still reeling under unconscious state of mind and requires more time for recovery. Once he regains his health, we will record his statement.”
He further added that the line of investigation from their end is going on and are hopeful that soon the culprits’ collar will be within their palms. Interestingly, few days back similar kind of gruesome incident was witnessed on the platform number 5 of Ranchi Railway Station.