Miscellaneous - This Day That Age   

dated August 26, 1955: Tragic end of refugees

Six persons were killed and eight others injured when the Calcutta-bound Lalgola Passenger train ploughed through a crowd of refugees who had squatted on the track between Murshidabad and Nashipore stations, about 120 miles from Calcutta, on August 23. Four were killed on the spot and two died in the hospital. About 1,000 refugees from the Kurmitola camp were squatting on the track as a protest against the delay in payment of cash doles, which unemployed displaced persons from East Bengal were paid. The train was detained for about three hours and its driver and the engine crew were manhandled by the crowd.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Cartoonscape
The Hindu Crossword 8382
Solution to Puzzle 8381
Path to liberation
dated August 26, 1955: SRC report next month
dated August 26, 1955: Pak. ties with Portugal
dated August 26, 1955: Tragic end of refugees
Weather

Copyright © 2005, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu