Delhi DRM removed days after railway station stampede
04-Mar-2025 09:48 PM 7168
New Delhi, Mar 4 (Reporter) Over two weeks after the stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station, Delhi's Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Sukhwinder Singh was removed from his post on Tuesday. The Railway Board in an order appointed Indian Railway Electric Engineering Service officer Pushpesh R Tripathi as the new Delhi DRM. Sukhwinder Singh has not been given any fresh appointment and has been kept on the waiting list. Tripathi is currently posted as Chief Electric Loco Engineer in Prayagraj in North Central Railway. It is noteworthy that a two-member committee was constituted for a high-level inquiry into this accident that took place on February 15 at around 9.30 pm, in which 20 people were killed. Earlier, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav assured strict and fair action based on the investigation report. \\\\ Sources said the report of the investigation committee was yet to come out. However, when asked about the reason for removing the Delhi DRM, they pointed towards the stampede incident. Sources also indicated that action is likely to be taken against another senior officer in this incident...////...
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