The Punjab Police on Sunday cleared a section of the railway track here which was blocked by agitators protesting against a train accident that had claimed 59 lives during Dashera celebrations.
The agitated protesters resorted to stone-pelting in which some people, including police personnel, received minor injuries, witnesses said.
A large number of police officials pushed the protesters to other side of the tracks where the accident took place on Friday evening.
The railway tracks were cleared off the protesters who were raising slogans against the state government and demanding resignation of Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.
#WATCH Amritsar: Protesters being chased away by police at Joda Phatak after they pelted stones on them when they (police) asked them to clear the railway tracks where they were sitting in protest against #AmritsarTrainAccident. #Punjab pic.twitter.com/tAPkOB5fc2
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2018
Local residents started the protest on Saturday, raising slogans against the state government and demanding action against the train driver.
The Punjab Police have deployed its personnel, including commandoes, to manage the crowd. The Rapid Action Force is also present in the Joda Patak area, officials said.
The district administration has said that out of 59 people who were mowed down by the speeding Jalandhar-Amritsar train on Friday, 40 have been identified.
The process of identifying the other persons is under way, they said.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who visited the accident site on Saturday, has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident. With agencies
LIVE UPDATES
14:10 pm: An empty goods train will travel from Manawala railway station to 10 km ahead of Amritsar Railway Station in 20 minutes on a trial run. The train will pass the spot of accident.
13:35 pm: Police prepare to resume train service on the route after it was suspended after Friday’s tragic accident. Railway prepares for a trial run with an empty train first. The railway crossing is currently closed. Heavy security deployment in the area.
13:02 pm: Police imposed Section 144 of CrPC after some Shiv Sena activists from Patiala reach railway tracls.
12:52 pm: Administration says its planning to resume rail traffic. Heavy police and paramilitary deployment along track from railway station to New Amritsar.
12:52 pm: Top officials claim that a Punjabi news channel owned by Badal family is instigating crowd.
