Kolkata: About 40 passengers of the Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express fell ill Wednesday allegedly after eating breakfast served in the train, prompting the South Eastern Railway to order a probe into it.
The 40 passengers, who were in the same compartment, fell ill before the train reached Kharagpur and preliminary treatment was provided to them, an SER spokesman said. Fourteen of them were admitted to the Railway hospital in Kharagpur, while the rest were allowed to continue their journey to Howrah.
Following complaints, food samples were sent for testing and the SER authorities ordered an official inquiry, the spokesman said. The IRCTC, which supplied the food, was also conducting a separate inquiry to find out what led to the passengers falling ill.
Appropriate steps would be taken once they got the inquiry report, the SER authority said. The train arrived at the Howrah station a little behind schedule, they added. The affected passengers were travelling in coach numbers C1 and C2. Breakfast was served after 7 am. When the train reached Kharagpur at 11.45 am, the passengers were taken to the railway hospital after they complained of abdominal pain and vomiting.
“The food was supplied by IRCTC and it was loaded on the train at Puri. Some passengers fell ill after eating it. They are being treated at Kharagpur,” said Sanjoy Ghosh, CPRO, south eastern railway. “Samples of the food have been collected. We will take necessary steps,” said K Rabin Kumar Reddy, DRM of the Kharagpur division.
Off The Leash
Some stories never make it to file notings or press briefings. They move in murmurs, exchanged in lift lobbies and...
Read moreDetails
