MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATRAYA )
(a) & b) : Yes, Sir. There was a bomb blast in Train
No.S-31(EMU-Sub-urban Local train)
near Mulund Railway Station in Mumbai on 13.3.2003.
(c) : 11 passengers were killed and 71 passengers including
one Railway servant were injured in this blast.
(d): The total loss of property suffered by the Railways is
approximately Rs. 15 lakhs.
(e): An ex-gratia payment of Rs. 15,000/- each to the next
of kin of dead and Rs. 5,000/- each to grievously
injured and Rs. 5,00/- to persons with simple injury,
was made.
(f) to (g): Yes, Sir. Statuary inquiry is being conducted
by Commissioner of Railway Safety, Central Circle,
Mumbai area.
(h): Though maintenance of law and order and control of
crime on Railways including running trains is the
responsibility of the State Governments, the Railway
Administration has taken the following steps to
supplement the efforts of the State Governments:-
1. Anti-social elements are removed from Railway premises
and trains by RPF.
2. Announcements through Public Address system and CCTV
are made at important Railway Stations to alert the
travelling passengers against unidentified objects and
suspicious objects.
3. Sharing of Special Intelligence and Crime Intelligence
between RPF and GRP is being done at all levels.
4. Joint Strategies for dealing with anti-social elements
operating on Railways have been chalked out by the GRP and
RPF.
5. RPF sniffer dogs, wherever available, are being
deployed at Railway platforms, yards etc. to sniff out
explosive substances.
