Jaisalmer bus hearth toll at 21; 2 officers suspended | Jaipur Information – The Occasions of India


JAISALMER: The dying toll within the tragic hearth accident involving a sleeper bus, travelling from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur, rose to 21 on Wednesday. Ten-year-old Yunus succumbed to his accidents throughout remedy at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur earlier this morning. 4 different sufferers stay on ventilators in a vital situation on the hospital.The govt., in the meantime, suspended appearing district transport officer (DTO) Surendra Singh and assistant administrative officer Chunni Lal of Chittorgarh transport division, who authorized the modified physique of the bus.Police filed an FIR based mostly on a criticism filed by the brother of journalist Rajendra Chauhan, a sufferer of the accident, in opposition to the bus proprietor and driver on the Sadar police station in Jaisalmer. DNA samples are additionally being collected at hospitals in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer to determine the victims. Blood samples from 10 members of the family have been taken in Jaisalmer and despatched to Jodhpur for testing.In the meantime, Rajasthan excessive courtroom Wednesday directed the regional transport officer (RTO) and DTO to examine and be sure that all govt and personal buses had been working as per rules in Jodhpur. Instructions had been additionally issued to Jodhpur police commissioner to offer compensation to the dependents of the deceased and injured victims.In line with particular FSL and DNA skilled groups from Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, the physique of the bus remained extraordinarily scorching even eight to 9 hours after the accident, making it troublesome for them to enter the car and accumulate samples.Staff members described the scene contained in the car as surprising, with our bodies caught to seats and solely skeletons seen on the burnt upholstery. Since many our bodies had been lowered to ash, they stated the precise toll might be increased.Well being minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar stated the bus had just one door within the entrance as an alternative of the obligatory two exits.