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After having interpreted the role of Ravana, twenty-year-old Dalbir Singh witnessed the cremation of an effigy of the rails when he was hit by a train with 58 others.
Dalbir has an eight-month-old daughter.
Unable to control her emotions, Dalbir Singh's mother said her son played various Ram Leela characters for several years.
"My son played the role of Ravana at Ram Leela, which took place on the floor at Dhobi Ghat, next to Joda Phatak (…) .It is no longer … he has also been crushed by the train, "said the mother.
Manoj, a friend of Dalbir, said that he was playing the role of Ravana for five years at Ram Leela, which takes place on a field a bit distant from the scene of the crash.
His mother said that Dalbir's body would not be cremated until the family was compensated by the government.
In search of a job for Dalbir Singh's widow, her mother said that the state government should give her a job, so that the family can support herself.
"We want justice done (…) It is unfortunate that no member of the government or a politician visited the family," she said.
Another friend of Dalbir said that by seeing a high speed train approaching the area, he had rushed to them to save them.
"Dalbir was able to repel 7 to 8 people from the railway (…) but he still had something in reserve as the train flew over him, killing him instantly," he said.
At least 59 people were killed Friday night after a bunch of Dussehra revelers found themselves on a railroad track watching the fire of Ravana's effigy being smashed by a train near Joda Phatak.
The incident occurred Friday night when at least 300 people were watching the "Ravana dahan". on a lot adjacent to the slopes.
When the effigy was lit and fireworks broke out, part of the crowd began to retreat to the tracks, where a large number of people were already standing to watch the show. event, officials said.
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