LUCKNOW: The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Etawah has booked train ticket examiner (TTE) Santosh Kumar for culpable homicide not amounting to murder after Arti Yadav, 30, wife of an Indian Navy chief petty officer, was found dead along the tracks between Samhon and Bharthana stations on November 26.According to the FIR, Arti had mistakenly boarded the wrong train from Kanpur Central while traveling to New Delhi for a medical consultation at the Army Hospital (Research and Referral). She was scheduled to take the Barauni–New Delhi Clone Special (02563) on Tuesday night, but the train was delayed by over 10 hours. In confusion, she boarded the Patna–Anand Vihar Terminal Special Fare Special (04089) on Wednesday morning.Her father, Anil Kumar, alleged in the FIR that Arti boarded coach S-11 and was confronted by TTE Santosh Kumar over her reserved ticket. Witnesses in the coach, including Raj Vaibhav from Ghaziabad, claimed the TTE threw her luggage out and pushed her off the train. Arti’s body was later found nearly 4 km from her belongingsSpeaking to TOI, Ajay Yadav, Arti’s husband, said, “Just three days before her death, Arti had returned to her parents’ home in Kanpur from Mumbai, where I’m posted. She planned to visit the Army hospital in Delhi for consultation. My father, Bhagwan Singh, was the first to receive the call about her death.” Married in February 2020, the couple was childless. At the time of the incident, Ajay was in Chennai for naval training.However, GRP officials have not arrested the TTE yet. Circle Officer Etawah GRP, Udai Pratap Singh, said, “Prima facie, it appears the victim jumped off the train, but we are probing the matter and recording statements of co-passengers.”Anil Kumar dismissed the CO’s claim, calling it an attempt to shield the accused TTE. “Why didn’t the TTE stop the train or seek medical help? What’s the purpose of the alarm chain in the train coaches? Even after reaching Etawah Junction, which is 30 km from Samhon station, the train continued its journey. My daughter was murdered, and authorities are trying to protect their image,” he alleged.Meanwhile, North Central Railway’s chief public relations officer, Shashikant Tripathi, confirmed, “The TTE Santosh Kumar is still on active duty. An FIR has been lodged, and GRP is investigating.”The accused TTE, Santosh Kumar, is posted at Prayagraj NCR’s headquarters.
