KANPUR: In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old vegetable vendor lost his legs after he was run over by a train while he was trying to pick up the weighing scales that was allegedly thrown by the police on the track in Kalyanpur area of the city on Friday evening.
The victim has been identified as Arsalan alias Laddu, son of Salim Ahmed, a resident of Kalyanpur’s Saheb Nagar.
The people present on the spot admitted the boy to the hospital. Seeing the serious condition of the injured boy, he has been referred to SGPGI in Lucknow.
Taking serious note of the incident, DCP West has suspended the accused head constable with immediate effect.
Along with this, an inquiry has been set up on the matter.
His family members alleged that like everyday, on Friday evening he was selling vegetables on the GT Road side next to Kalyanpur crossing. They further alleged that the sub-inspector Shadab Khan posted at Indira nagar police out-post and head constable Rakesh Kumar misbehaved with Arsalan and later threw his scales on the railway track.
Arslan got scared and didn’t understand anything and as soon as he went to pick up his scales on the track, he got hit by a speeding MEMU train and both his legs got amputated.
As soon as the information about the matter was received by senior police officials, DCP West Vijay Dhul reached the spot for inspection. During preliminary investigation, the allegations that the vendor was beaten up and later his scales were thrown on the railway track, were found to be true.
“The role of the accompanying sub-inspector is also being probed,” said the DCP adding, “The investigation into the case has been given to ACP Kalyanpur Vikas Pandey.”
Meanwhile, doctors have said that Arslan’s condition has worsened due to loss of blood along with amputation of his legs.