Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Infant Dies After Falling From Moving Seemanchal Express
A nine-month-old baby was travelling on a train with his parents.
The family was going from Delhi to Bihar.
While the baby’s mother was feeding him, she fell asleep, according to police.
The baby slipped from her lap and fell through an emergency window.
His parents could not find him inside the train.
The father said some passengers stopped him from pulling the emergency chain.
Police and railway teams searched along the tracks.
They found the baby in bushes nearly 23 hours later.
The parents planned to take his body to Delhi after the post-mortem.
A nine-month-old boy fell from the moving Seemanchal Express while travelling with his parents from Delhi to Bihar.
Police said the infant slipped from his mother’s lap while she was feeding him and fell through an emergency window near Faizullahpur station.
The parents said passengers allegedly stopped the father from pulling the emergency chain after the child disappeared.
Search teams recovered the infant’s body from bushes near the tracks about 23 hours later, at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
The parents reportedly spent the night at the station because the post-mortem was delayed over paperwork and staffing issues.
- Who
- A nine-month-old boy, his parents Mohan Kumar and Kajal, railway personnel, and police search teams.
- What
- The infant fell from the moving Seemanchal Express and later died; his body was recovered after an overnight search.
- When
- During the family’s journey; the body was found at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, nearly 23 hours after the fall.
- Where
- Near Faizullahpur railway station in Uttar Pradesh, while the train was travelling between Khaga and Sirathu.
- Why
- Police said the baby slipped from his mother’s lap while she was feeding him and fell through the train’s emergency window.
Parents’ account
Authorities’ account
Emergency-chain response
Parents’ account
Mohan allegedly said passengers and escorts stopped him from pulling the emergency chain after he realised the baby may have fallen from the train.
Authorities’ account
The articles do not report a detailed response from the passengers or escorts; authorities focused on the subsequent search and recovery operation.
Post-mortem delay
Parents’ account
The parents reportedly had to spend the night at the station while waiting for the post-mortem, adding to their distress.
Authorities’ account
Officials attributed the delay to paperwork and staff-related issues; the district magistrate expressed displeasure and said action would follow after responsibility was established.
- Train
- Seemanchal Express
- Child’s age
- Nine months
- Journey
- From Anand Vihar in Delhi to Salauna village in Bihar’s Begusarai district
- Incident location
- Near Faizullahpur station, Uttar Pradesh
- Recovery time
- Around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, nearly 23 hours later
- Reported injury
- Police said the infant suffered a head injury
- Post-mortem issue
- The procedure was delayed over paperwork and staff-related issues