Rat Bites 64-Year-Old Man On A Train, Railways Delay Medical Attention To Him For 11 Agonising Hours

After TKG Nair was bitten by a rat aboard the Mangalore Express this Monday, he expected the famed quick response from railway authorities - at least a first aid box.

But instead, Suresh Prabhu, who had responded to a tweet from a fellow passenger to take care of the matter, couldn't get anything done.

@sureshprabhu rat infested trains in kerala poses a big problem. Bites a passenger at midnight.

¡ª Ameer (@ameertweet) March 14, 2016

Rat bites on trains are nothing new - experienced train passengers have seen (or heard) rats across railway lines.

#SureshPrabhu dear sir. Just have look what rat has done to my bag pic.twitter.com/IiwtWXkvww

¡ª sakir hazra (@sakir0) January 11, 2016

@sureshprabhu pic.twitter.com/xXkIMKMI4m

¡ª Sachien Bhatia (@SachienBhatia) February 6, 2016

¡°The Railways is talking about big things like bullet train and Gatiman Express. What about (the) existing ones? As a regular traveller, I feel the situation is going from bad to worse.¡± Nair, 64, a manager with a petro-chemical company told the Hindustan Times.

¡°My toe was bleeding and it was painful. (The) TTE made many calls and told me that a medical team would examine me at Ernakulam junction. But nobody turned up there. Then I was told a doctor would attend me in Thrissur. But the situation remained same,¡± he said. The train ticket examiner¡¯s (TTE) left when his "area of jurisdiction" ended. The next morning, he didn't get an anti-tetanus injection, simply because there was no doctor or paramedical staff available. He's now planning to move the consumer forum seeking compensation.