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Thefts on trains

Sir, — Thefts in trains are on the increase despite frequent assurances from the authorities concerned. I had the misfortune of losing a bag containing cash on the Chennai-Mangalore Mail last month, when travelling between Shoranur and Tirur stations. The matter was reported to the ticket examiner and through him to the police at Kozhikode.

The utter disregard of the supervising officers — the ticket-examiner, guard etc. — to these events is shocking. They ignore the ticketless passengers who rush into the reserved compartments in most of the trains originating from Chennai. It has become a common practice for commuters to crowd the compartments up to Arakkonam station, and in the ensuing confusion many passengers lose their baggage.

Another irksome practice is the entry of unauthorised vendors into the compartments even during the odd hours of the day, disturbing sleeping passengers. The authorities should take drastic steps to check these practices and save the fair name of the Indian Railways.

C.K. Ramachandran,
Kozhikode, Kerala

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