167 passengers go missing from train bringing migrants to Haridwar

As many as 167 passengers of a special train bringing migrants to Haridwar from Gujarat's Surat have gone missing, causing concern among officials here.

• he number of passengers who deboarded the train here does not match with the list of passengers received from Surat, Haridwar District Magistrate C Ravishankar said on Thursday.

• "The discrepancy is being looked into. If these passengers have gone missing after boarding the train in Surat then it is a serious matter. The investigation is underway and action will be taken when it is complete," he said.

• As per the list received from the Surat administration, 1,340 people were traveling by a special train that left Surat on May 12 but when it reached Haridwar station, only 1,173 passengers got down from the train.