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By Sarabjit Pandher
CHANDIGARH, DEC. 15. After a massive salvage operation by the Railways and the Army, traffic was restored today on the Jalandhar-Pathankot section. Train movement had been affected following the collision between the Ahmedabad-bound Jammu Tawi Express and a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) near Mukerian town in Hoshiarpur district on Tuesday. Thirty-eight passengers were killed and nearly 200 injured. Railways officials told reporters in Mukerianthat the wreckage and debris were removed from the track at about 2.30 a.m. today. The track did not suffer any major damage. The Jalandhar-Pathankot section, though a single track and managed by archaic systems, provides the vital link between Jammu and the rest of the country. The inquiry panel, headed by the Chief Commissioner (Railways Security), G.P. Garg, will visit the accident spot on December 17.
Manhunt
Authorities have launched a manhunt for the stationmasters of Chak Kalan and Bangara, Ram Lal and V.K. Malviya. After placing them under suspension for gross negligence, the Railways also booked them under various sections, including Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Meanwhile, 37 out of the 38 deceased have been identified. Most of them were labourers from Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. The bodies were handed over to their relatives after legal formalities were completed. The Railways also handed over the relief amount to the legal nominees. The authorities have released the picture of an unidentified woman victim, whose body was lying in the mortuary of the Civil Hospital in Dasuya town. The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, today told the Punjab Assembly that the toll was 38 and not 50 as he had informed the House on Tuesday before leaving for the spot.According to an official release, the Chief Minister of the Punjab province in Pakistan, Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi, called up Capt. Singh over phone and also offered his condolences
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