23 May,2016 08:01 AM IST | | Shashank Rao
Both claim to maintain detailed records of deaths on Western Railway but still cannot agree on the exact number of fatalities, with GRP recording 44 more deaths than RPF
Even when it is a matter of life and death, you can't rely on the authorities to get their act together. Far from putting their heads together to think of ways to curb railway fatalities, the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) can't even agree on the number of people who have died trespassing. Both the rival agencies took note of all trespassing deaths on Western Railway between January and April but, somehow, the GRP records show 44 more deaths than the RPF.
According to the GRP, an average of 10 people die trespassing every day. File pic for representation
RPF officials agreed that there is a difference in the data and added that they are working on improving the situation. But sources in the GRP said that their figures are genuine, as they have a better system in place. Sources said that both railway bodies held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the measures to tackle trespassing and also gauge the reason behind the differing statistics.
