Family members of Riya Rajgor, a Dombivli resident who lost her life after falling off overcrowded CR train are enraged by her death. Her mother, who suffered paralysis attack informed that Riya was the single bread-winner of the family and they live in a rented house in Dombivli. They are angry with the Central Railway and the commuters as well. "We are not looking for compensation. We want to check CCTV footage of the ladies coach. The last words I heard from her were "bye mummy". Who knew this could be her last bye? Will I get my daughter back?” a distraught mother wails.
Riya's sisters are married, and she was the only bread winner in her family. Her father used to engage in small-time jobs, but is no longer employed whereas her mother is a housewife. What makes Riya's death even more tragic is that she died just three days before her 26th birthday. “She was very excited for her birthday. She selected her birthday dress also. This is just too much for us bear,” says her sister.
Riya’s family members alleged that railway officials failed to control the rush and they want to file cases against the railway officials and each woman in that coach for not not letting Riya come inside. They informed LokmatTimes.com that Riya would frequently complain about the crowd and how she was fed up of it while travelling to her office in Thane since last 5 years. “Many a times she used to tell me that she let go off 2 to 3 trains because of the deadly rush. About four days ago, also, some ladies pushed her back in the train. She was saved then ,but yesterday, it was not to be. I lost my daughter, my soulmate,” told her mother who is suffering from heart problem.
“If the railway administration has guts, they should give 1 crore to each family who have lost their loved ones because of their carelessness and failure to solve the over-crowding issue”, told Riya’s sister to LokmatTimes.com.
On Monday, Riya boarded the ladies’ compartment from Dombivli but couldn’t make it inside. As the train left Kopar station at high speed, she slipped and fell, resulting in fatal head injuries. Riya’s father stated, “When she fell from the train, we were told that the blood was flowing from all over her head, feet. She was declared dead on the spot. Her body was sent to the post-mortem later. We were unable to digest the fact that she is no more.”
This was the second such incident in the last four days on the Central line between Dombivli and Thane. On April 25, Avadhesh Rajesh Dubey, 25, died after falling off the train between Diva and Thane. Riya’s family wants justice for their loved one. They allege that many trainees and fresher GRP and RPF inspectors are deployed on the Dombivli Railway station. They want the entire staff replaced, and that the train should not be let to go until all passengers are well settled. “Can the railway officials let their daughters travel in such a deadly and horrendous rush. My daughter travelled for last 5 years and has died. She became the victim of the pathetic Dombivli crowd and the Railway system,” says Riya’s mother who couldn’t control her tears.