Two Gatekeepers Suspended for Sleeping on Duty

Officials Note Gatekeepers Exchange Crucial Safety Code With Station Masters in Advance

- B ANBUSELVAN @Chennai

The Chennai Railway Division has suspended two gatekeepers—Karthikeyan and Ashish Kumar—for sleeping while on duty at Level Crossing (LC) gates 40 and 45 between Thakkolam and Thirumalpur railway stations on the Chengalpattu-Arakkonam section between 12:30 a.m. and 1 a.m. on Thursday.

They were found to be asleep during an inspection by a team of officials from the divisional engineering department. The inspection was part of the 15-day safety drive initiated at LC gates, following the collision of a Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train and a school van at an LC gate in Semmankuppam in Cuddalore district on Tuesday, killing three children.