<p>Palghar: Three employees of Western Railway were killed on the line of duty when they were run over by a local train between Vasai Road and Naigaon stations in the Palghar district near Mumbai.</p><p>The incident took place at 8:55 pm on Monday night. </p><p>The Mumbai-headquartered Western Railway (WR) has ordered a probe into the incident. </p><p>The deceased were identified as Vasu Mitra, Chief Signalling Inspector, Bhayander; Somnath Uttam Lambutre, Electrical Signalling Maintainer, Vasai Road; and Sachin Wankhade, Helper. </p>.66-year-old Nigerian woman held with drugs worth Rs 6.4 lakh in Maharashtra's Palghar district.<p>All of them are from the Signalling Department of WR’s Mumbai division.</p><p>On January 22, they had gone to attend issues with a signalling point that had failed in the evening. </p><p>"They were run over by a passing Churchgate-Virar local train between Vasai Road and Naigaon on UP slow line at km 49/18 and died on the spot at 2055 hrs,” WR officials said. </p><p>The Divisional Railway Manager and other senior railway officials rushed to the site and extended all assistance to the family members of the deceased. </p><p>An amount of Rs. 55,000 each has been paid to the family members as immediate relief.</p><p>Further, ex-gratia payment and other payments will be disbursed to the deceased’s family members within 15 days. </p><p>The families of Lambutre and Wankhede will receive around Rs 40 lakh each while the family of Mitra will receive around Rs. 1.24 crore. </p><p>In addition to this amount, settlement dues (DCRG, GIS, leave encashment) will be paid to the family members of the deceased employees. Settlement dues are being processed.</p><p>While Mitra is survived by his 17-year-old son and wife, Lambture is survived by his wife and a three-year-old daughter, and Wankhede is survived by his mother.</p><p>The Indian Railways S&T Maintainers' Union condoled the death of their colleagues.</p>
<p>Palghar: Three employees of Western Railway were killed on the line of duty when they were run over by a local train between Vasai Road and Naigaon stations in the Palghar district near Mumbai.</p><p>The incident took place at 8:55 pm on Monday night. </p><p>The Mumbai-headquartered Western Railway (WR) has ordered a probe into the incident. </p><p>The deceased were identified as Vasu Mitra, Chief Signalling Inspector, Bhayander; Somnath Uttam Lambutre, Electrical Signalling Maintainer, Vasai Road; and Sachin Wankhade, Helper. </p>.66-year-old Nigerian woman held with drugs worth Rs 6.4 lakh in Maharashtra's Palghar district.<p>All of them are from the Signalling Department of WR’s Mumbai division.</p><p>On January 22, they had gone to attend issues with a signalling point that had failed in the evening. </p><p>"They were run over by a passing Churchgate-Virar local train between Vasai Road and Naigaon on UP slow line at km 49/18 and died on the spot at 2055 hrs,” WR officials said. </p><p>The Divisional Railway Manager and other senior railway officials rushed to the site and extended all assistance to the family members of the deceased. </p><p>An amount of Rs. 55,000 each has been paid to the family members as immediate relief.</p><p>Further, ex-gratia payment and other payments will be disbursed to the deceased’s family members within 15 days. </p><p>The families of Lambutre and Wankhede will receive around Rs 40 lakh each while the family of Mitra will receive around Rs. 1.24 crore. </p><p>In addition to this amount, settlement dues (DCRG, GIS, leave encashment) will be paid to the family members of the deceased employees. Settlement dues are being processed.</p><p>While Mitra is survived by his 17-year-old son and wife, Lambture is survived by his wife and a three-year-old daughter, and Wankhede is survived by his mother.</p><p>The Indian Railways S&T Maintainers' Union condoled the death of their colleagues.</p>