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Crime
Couple and Toddler Jump from Dayodaya Express Near Bandakpur Over Assault Fear, Three Injured
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 14 Nov 2026, 03:16 PM
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A husband and wife leapt from the moving Dayodaya Express near Bandakpur in Damoh district, fearing an alleged assault, and sustained serious injuries along with their toddler.
In the early hours of Tuesday, a married couple boarded the Dayodaya Express traveling through Damoh district and, near the village of Bandakpur, reportedly feared an imminent assault on board. Acting on that fear, they jumped from the moving carriage together with their two-and-a-half‑year‑old daughter.
All three of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the nearest medical facility. Emergency services arrived promptly, and the injured were transported to a hospital in Damoh for treatment.
The couple’s older daughter managed to stay on the train and disembarked safely at a later station. Katni RPF personnel rescued the child from the train and escorted her to Damoh. The local Child Welfare Committee has opened an inquiry into the incident and is coordinating with law‑enforcement agencies to determine the circumstances that led to the alleged threat.
All three of them sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the nearest medical facility. Emergency services arrived promptly, and the injured were transported to a hospital in Damoh for treatment.
The couple’s older daughter managed to stay on the train and disembarked safely at a later station. Katni RPF personnel rescued the child from the train and escorted her to Damoh. The local Child Welfare Committee has opened an inquiry into the incident and is coordinating with law‑enforcement agencies to determine the circumstances that led to the alleged threat.