The strike was to protest against the FIR filed by the Government Railway Police (GRP) against two railway engineers in connection with the Mumbra train tragedy, sources said
The protest disrupted train services temporarily, sources said. Pic/Ashish Raje
The railway employees on Thursday evening went on a flash strike at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) during the peak hours of Mumbai local train services.
The strike was to protest against the FIR filed by the Government Railway Police (GRP) against two railway engineers in connection with the Mumbra train tragedy, sources said.
The protest disrupted train services temporarily, they said.
According to Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, the situation was quickly pacified, and train operations resumed at 6.45 pm from CSMT.
Earlier, two Central Railway engineers have been booked in connection with the June 9 Mumbra train accident in which four commuters died and nine others were injured after falling off two overcrowded local trains in Thane, a police officer had stated on Monday.
The mishap occurred between Diva and Mumbra railway stations when two trains, one bound for Kasara and the other for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, were passing each other on a sharp curve.
According to police, several commuters standing on the footboard fell onto the tracks after their backpacks brushed against each other. The duo has been booked under Section 25 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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