Delhi Metro to give Rs 15 lakh to kin of woman who died in freak accident
The Delhi Metro will give Rs 15 lakh as compensation to the “next of kin” of a woman who died last week when her clothes entanlged in the door a train she was exiting, it said in a post on social media platform X. The incident occurred on December 14 at Inderlok metro station.
The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) is holding an inquiry into this incident.
According to a statement by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), the provisions in the Metro Railway (Procedure of Claims) Rules, 2017, a compensation of Rs 5 lakh shall be paid to the deceased’s next of kin.
