An elderly woman died at Alipurduar station after her train was delayed by more than eight hours due to the rail blockade in Coochbehar district.
Rahima Khatun (55), a resident of Chhapra in Bihar, collapsed after getting down from Tinsukia-Rajendranagar Express at Alipurduar junction early this morning and was rushed to a hospital where she was declared dead, a senior police officer said.
Relatives accompanying Khatun said the diversion of the train via Alipurduar due to four-day long rail blockade at New Coochbehar station resulted in its delay by over eight hours and Khatun had complained of uneasiness.
On Sunday, a 29-year-old man had died after falling ill in the Kanchenjungha Express which was delayed for several hours due to the stir, the GRP had said.
Meanwhile ending the four-day ordeal of rail passengers, the Greater Cooch Behar People's Association today withdrew its 'rail roko' agitation demanding Union Territory status or C category statehood for Cooch Behar district.
The lifting of the rail blockade at the New Cooch Behar railway station on Cooch Behar-New Jalpaiguri section was preceded by sporadic clashes between the police and the agitators.
