Overview

• Vikram Singh, a 38-year-old wheelchair-bound cricketer from Punjab, fell critically ill shortly after boarding the Chhattisgarh Express at Hazrat Nizamuddin station.
• Teammates placed an SOS call to the railway helpline at 4:58 a.m. requesting urgent care, but no medical team arrived before the train reached Mathura nearly 90 minutes later.
• He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Mathura station, where Government Railway Police personnel removed his body and ordered a postmortem.
• Officials have said the inquiry will assess gaps in Indian Railways’ emergency medical response, especially for differently-abled travelers.
• Disability rights advocates and members of the sporting community are demanding accountability and improved protocols for handling onboard medical emergencies.