Loco pilots' union demand stricter action against Salem Division officer in sexual assault case

NEW DELHI: (Apr 27) The All India Loco Running Staff Association has urged the Southern Railway to take stricter action against a chief loco inspector accused of sexually assaulting a woman assistant loco pilot in Tamil Nadu’s Salem Division, saying the penalty of transfer and a warning was inadequate for the gravity of the offence.

The loco pilots' union wrote to the general manager of Southern Railway, expressing strong dissatisfaction with the action taken against the official following a fact-finding inquiry by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC).

Based on the ICC’s findings, the Southern Railway transferred the accused employee to Coimbatore and issued a warning of stringent action in case of any recurrence of similar misconduct.