On Wednesday evening, a coal-laden truck hit and severely damaged a high bracket near the Pathardih Bhatdih railway crossing in the Pathardih police station area. This led to traffic disruption for several hours. The gate man, Shivram Mahto, immediately informed Dhanbad RPF Inspector Pankaj Kumar, who, along with Sub-Inspector Abhash Chandra...
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Singh and Pathardih section engineer P.N. Gupta, reached the spot. The truck was seized and taken to the Dhanbad RPF station. A case has been registered against the truck driver and owner, and investigations are underway. The truck, bearing registration number JH 10 CO 4282, was transporting coal from the Juta Gate colliery to the BCCCL Kujama colliery. The truck was reportedly speeding while crossing the crossing and collided with the high bracket. The truck driver fled the scene after the incident.

On Friday, the Chief Engineer (P&D) of East Central Railway Hajipur, B.N. Bhaskar, inspected the RRI building in Pathardih. He reviewed the blueprint with officials and gave several instructions. He inspected the panel room, crew control room, and maintenance room. Officials reported that the contractor had only completed half of the...
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work on the RRI building. The quality of the building was deemed poor, with cracks appearing in the walls. The unfinished building caused difficulties for employees in carrying out their duties. The restroom, CWM & CI offices, RPF room, and other rooms are yet to be constructed. Chief Engineer B.N. Bhaskar declined to comment on the matter. Other officials present included the Divisional Engineer (State) R.K. Singh, IOW P.N. Gupta, Chief Yard Master Pathardih S.K. Jha, and Uttam Kumar.

On Sunday night around 9 pm, near the Pathardih-Bhatdih railway crossing, Jitendra Modi, a 26-year-old resident of Dhaura, died after being hit by a goods train near the Pathardih Block Halt railway line, signal number S2. The impact of the train split the young man's body in two. Railway operations were...
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blocked for about 3 hours after the incident. Meanwhile, due to a boundary dispute, the body remained on the railway line for 14 hours from 9 pm on Sunday to 11 am on Monday. The deceased's younger sister pleaded for the body to be removed.

On Sunday night around 9 pm, 26-year-old Jiten Modi, a resident of Dhaura, was killed by a goods train near Pathardih Block Halt Line Signal No. S2, about 100 meters from the Pathardih Bhatdih gate. His head was severed from his body. The railway line was blocked for approximately 3 hours...
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following the incident. Despite the incident, no railway official was aware of it. Railway officials, staff, and GRP remained uninformed. The body remained on the railway track until Monday morning at 11 am, with Jiten's younger sister pleading for the body to be removed. The Pathardih police were eventually informed on Monday and the body was sent for postmortem after a panchnama was conducted. According to reports, the train driver informed the gate man and station master in Bhatdih about the incident. However, the Pathardih station master denied knowledge of the incident. The GRP claimed they could not remove the body without a memo from the station master and later distanced themselves, stating that the incident did not fall under their jurisdiction. Locals reported seeing the GRP at the scene after being informed about the incident and leaving after seeing the body. The body remained on the railway line for 15 hours, emitting a foul odor. The Pathardih police station officer, Pawan Chandra Pathak, intervened and sent the body for postmortem. Jiten's father, Shashodar Modi, and elder brother had previously died. Out of his four sisters, three – Nonibala, Anguri, and Nitu – were married with the help of local people. Naina, his remaining sister, lived with him. Jiten worked as a daily wage laborer at a brick kiln to support himself and his sister.

On April 9th, the Station Master at Tori (Viratoli) station in Dhanbad division physically assaulted an Assistant Loco Pilot. This incident has sparked outrage among railway running staff across the division, leading the All India Loco Running Staff Association to file a complaint with the DRM on April 10th, demanding action...
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against the Station Master. The Association's letter stated that the ALP was on duty when he was brutally beaten with a stick by the Station Master, resulting in serious injuries. The incident has caused anger and resentment among running staff at Tori, Barwadih, Patratu, and Khalari. The incident has also been condemned in Dhanbad, Pathardih, Katras, and Gomoh. An investigation has been ordered. The Association pointed out that the incident has damaged the atmosphere of mutual brotherhood and tarnished the image of the railway.