A 45-year-old migrant labourer was found dead in a toilet of a ‘Shramik Special’ train when it was being cleaned by workers at Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi station, four days after he boarded it for Gorakhpur, officials said on Friday. Also read: Coronavirus lockdown | 5 persons on Shramik Special trains die in U.P. According to protocol after passengers de-board from ‘Shramik Special’ trains, it is locked and the rake is sent back. Mr. Lal probably had reached Jhansi through some means and had boarded the train here to reach home in Basti, officials in Jhansi said. The body was found in the toilet of a coach of ‘Shramik Special’ train number ‘04186’ Mr. Lal’s details were gathered from his Aadhaar card and other documents, the officials said.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2020 13:25 UTC