Army jawan brother of MP cop killed by sand mafia loses legs in attack on train

New Delhi: In a cruel blow dealt by fate, the elder brother of the MP police constable who was allegedly mowed down by a truck carrying illegal sand lost both his legs after he fell off a train during a scuffle with a pickpocket as he was heading home upon learning of his younger sibling's demise.

According to police, Sudhir Singh Chouhan, who is a constable with the Army, was headed to his hometown Gwalior after he came to know of his younger brother Dharmendra's death when the incident took place near Sadar Bazar railway station on Sunday morning.

The scuffle took place on board the Jat Jamnagar Express. Sudhir's badly injured limbs had to be amputated at the army's base hospital in the city.

Sudhir, who is posted at Jammu, had boarded the train immediately upon hearing the news of 40-year-old Dharmendra Singh Chouhan's death on Sunday morning by a dumper that was allegedly carrying illegally quarried sand in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district.

According to police, as the said train was packed, Sudhir had chosen a spot near the entrance to a compartment and placed his luggage nearby.

"All of a sudden, a boy started tugging at his shirt with the intention of snatching his mobile phone. They got into a scuffle during which Sudhir as well as the boy slipped and fell off the running train," a police officer said, adding that the snatcher had managed to flee with the phone.

"But the train ran over his (Sudhir's) legs and he sustained severe injuries. A PCR van arrived at the spot and rushed the victim to Susruta Trauma Centre," the officer added.

Sudhir was later referred to the army's base hospital at Delhi Cantonment where both his legs had to be amputated, the officer said, adding that he is out of danger now.

Police said they have registered a case in this connection and have questioned several persons, but the suspect is yet to be identified.