Delay in opening railway gate angers public

Delay in opening railway gate angers public

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, May 15, 2012 : A group of angry people protested against the railway department for failing to open the Padil Railway Gate for a long time. They stood in the middle of the railway track and prevented trains from moving.

The gatekeeper closed the gate at 7:30 p.m. so that a train could pass, but he did not open it for a long time after the train passed. The line of vehicles waiting to pass through the gate became longer and longer, and a group of angry people crowded around the gate. Finally, the gatekeeper emerged to open the gate at 7:50 p.m.


 

 

 

But the people had lost their cool by the. They began protesting against the gatekeeper in particular and the railway department in general. They asked the gatekeeper to call the station master, but when he did not arrive, furious protestors then began throwing stones at the gatekeeper’s room, damaging the glass window panes. They also damaged the railway gate and tried to assault the gatekeeper. They said that they wanted the station master to arrive immediately and give a proper reason for the delay in opening the gate.

The angry group also assaulted a photojournalist who was trying to take photos of the scene and damaged his camera.

Finally, police officers, including the ACP, DCP, crime DCP, and others, arrived in 12 – 15 police jeeps and controlled the crowd.