Odisha Train Tragedy: 10-Member CBI Team on Site; Death Toll Now 278

BALASORE: The Odisha three-train accident has officially claimed 278 lives, according to a Monday announcement from the Railways, as three more people, unfortunately, passed away from their injuries. However, the updated toll set by the state administration is still 275.

In addition to the 278 fatalities, 1,100 people were injured in the disaster on June 2, according to DRM Rinkesh Ray of the Khurda Road division. Regarding the state government's toll remaining at 275, he said, “Figures do change with time.” The state government reduced the death toll from 288, which had previously been reported, to 275 on Sunday, alleging that some remains had been counted more than once.

The CBI and forensic teams have arrived at the scene of the Balasore crash. The team is gathering information and conducting an investigation.“Railway is providing assistance to them. All angles will be probed by CBI during the probe,” said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway on Balasore Train Tragedy.

Officials stated on Monday that there are still 101 remains whose identities have not been determined despite the devastating railway accident in Odisha, which injured over 1000 people and claimed at least 278 lives.

About 200 individuals are reportedly still receiving treatment in various hospitals in Odisha, according to Rinkesh Roy, the divisional railway manager of the Eastern Central Railways. Around 1,100 people were hurt in the disaster, with 900 of them receiving medical treatment and then being released.

‘Everything back to normalcy after 51 hours’: Hardeep Puri Defends Vaishnaw. Rahul Gandhi, a Congressman, was made fun of on Monday by Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union housing and urban affairs minister, for calling for the resignation of the Union railways minister following the Odisha train catastrophe. Puri continued, The Railways Minister spent a lot of time assessing the accident location and effectively reinstated everything in just 51 hours.

“Statements that Rahul Gandhi makes in and outside the country, often leave me baffled and worried. I reminded him about the Nellie Massacre as well….PM Modi went to visit that place. Three Union Ministers were also there. And everything went back within 51 hours. The person to whom Rahul Gandhi is asking to resign is at the tragedy site for hours,” Hardeep Puri said to the media.

Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, postponed her three-day trip to Darjeeling and will now visit Odisha today to meet with victims and provide compensation cheques.

At least 40 of the bodies that were recovered from the smashed coaches, according to the police officer in command of the rescue effort, were found to be uninjured on the outside. He said that live overhead cables that fell on the compartments may have electrocuted the victims.

The officer's observations are in line with the First Information Report (FIR) filed by Government Railway Police sub-inspector Papu Kumar Naik, which claims that numerous passengers perished as a result of the collision's effects and electrocution after coming into touch with a low-tension (LT) line.

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