16 years after husband fell off the train, Calcutta high court gives widow Rs 4 lakh compensation
TNN / May 27, 2026, 14:05 (IST)
After a lengthy 16-year battle, a painter's widow received Rs 4 lakh in compensation from the Calcutta High Court following her husband's fatal fall from a train. Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury lambasted the Railway for neglecting to conduct an inquiry, noting that police and medical documentation clearly indicated an accidental death.