4YO Migrant Child Reportedly Died At Railway Station While Father Desperately Searched For Milk

In another heartbreaking incident, the four-year-old son of a migrant worker reportedly died after arriving at Muzaffarpur station by a Shramik special train as the father ran from pillar-to-post looking for milk.

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Maqsood Alam alias Mohd Pintu, the bereaved father, worked as a house painter until the coronavirus-induced lockdown rendered him jobless.

The family had to leave their rented home in a Delhi slum and head home after selling off their meagre belongings.

"The child had fallen ill, apparently because of oppressive heat. By the time our train reached Muzaffarpur junction his condition had deteriorated considerably. I ran pillar to post searching for some milk for my son," PTI quoted Alam as saying.

The administration took too long to respond and the child lost the battle for life, alleged the father.

"We saw the prospect of reaching home on Eid as a good omen. Who knew that God had something else in store for us," said the grief-stricken father, his wife still in a state of shock and unable to speak.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Railway, Ramakant Upadhyay, however, claimed the boy was ailing for some time and had died before the train reached Muzaffarpur station.

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The family boarded a Danapur-bound train and the boy, who was apparently in poor health for some time, fell seriously ill on board. From Danapur they took one of the intra-state trains, headed for Sitamarhi, which was to make a stopover at Muzaffarpur junction.

Despite the government running so many special trains, hundreds of migrants have been suffering due to lack of adequate food and water and intense heat conditions.

In another disturbing incident, video footage of a toddler reportedly playing with a blanket placed on his dead mother, triggered outrage on social media.

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According to reports, she died a few minutes before the train reached Muzaffarur junction around noon on Monday and her body was brought down by her relatives with the help of co-passengers.

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