Deadly rail tracks claim 34 lives in 5 years in Kashmir valley

 Srinagar, Feb 23 :  The train line service in the Kashmir Valley are proving to be very dangerous as in the past five years, 34 people have been crushed to death on the deadly rail tracks in  Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The rising incidents of deaths on railway tracks in Kashmir have raised a concern among the people in the Valley.


The figures state that Budgam-Srinagar rail track has alone claimed 13 lives in the past five years. On this track, two people were crushed to death in two back to back incidents in last two days on February 21 and 22 this year on this deadly track.
In 2020, none got killed or injured as the train services remained suspended across Kashmir due to Military and police siege and Covid pandemic.
It may be recalled that the train services in Kashmir may have mostly helped Indian army. Agencies