Kin of Kalyan woman killed in 2015 train robbery receive ₹8 lakh compensation

The Mumbai Railway Claims Tribunal has awarded compensation of ₹8 lakh to the kin of a 22-year-old woman who was run over by a train while chasing a thief. Prajakta Gupte worked in an IT firm and was on her way back home in Kalyan in Thane district in a suburban train on July 30, 2015 when the incident took place.

The details of the order were made available on Thursday this year. While the railways submitted in court that she had risked her life by jumping on to the tracks, her advocate contended the incident was due to lack of regular patrolling along the tracks.