<p>A 10-year-old physically challenged boy was allegedly pushed out of a running train leading to amputation of his right hand and leg, police said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Pravakar Pradhan of Raghunathpur area in Jagatsinghpur district, who used to earn livelihood by begging in trains, was allegedly pushed from the running Palasa-Paradip DMU Thursday night.<br /><br />The boy who had already lost his left hand up to elbow one-and-half years ago in a fire incident, got his right leg severed under the wheels of the train while his right hand was completely damaged, S C B Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Dr D N Moharana said.<br /><br />No other option<br /><br />“There was no option for doctors other than amputating the boy’s right hand and right leg as gangrene had set in,” he said adding that Pravakar was now left with a single limb, the left leg.<br /><br />Pravakar had lost his father six years ago. He was the earning member of the family comprising his mother, a widow, and a younger brother, social activist B K Roy, who had admitted him at Jagatsinghpur district headquarter hospital Thursday night, said. The boy was shifted to the medical college hospital on Friday morning.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Orissa High Court directed the Cuttack district collector to ensure free treatment of the boy. The HC also asked the Railway police to probe the incident and submit a report on February 13.<br /><br />Acting on a petition filed by Nationalist Lawyers Forum secretary Nishikanta Mishra, a division bench comprising Justice B P Das and Justice P K Nayak ordered the superintendents of Jagatsinghpur district and government railway police to probe the incident and submit a status report on February 13.</p>
<p>A 10-year-old physically challenged boy was allegedly pushed out of a running train leading to amputation of his right hand and leg, police said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Pravakar Pradhan of Raghunathpur area in Jagatsinghpur district, who used to earn livelihood by begging in trains, was allegedly pushed from the running Palasa-Paradip DMU Thursday night.<br /><br />The boy who had already lost his left hand up to elbow one-and-half years ago in a fire incident, got his right leg severed under the wheels of the train while his right hand was completely damaged, S C B Medical College and Hospital Superintendent Dr D N Moharana said.<br /><br />No other option<br /><br />“There was no option for doctors other than amputating the boy’s right hand and right leg as gangrene had set in,” he said adding that Pravakar was now left with a single limb, the left leg.<br /><br />Pravakar had lost his father six years ago. He was the earning member of the family comprising his mother, a widow, and a younger brother, social activist B K Roy, who had admitted him at Jagatsinghpur district headquarter hospital Thursday night, said. The boy was shifted to the medical college hospital on Friday morning.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Orissa High Court directed the Cuttack district collector to ensure free treatment of the boy. The HC also asked the Railway police to probe the incident and submit a report on February 13.<br /><br />Acting on a petition filed by Nationalist Lawyers Forum secretary Nishikanta Mishra, a division bench comprising Justice B P Das and Justice P K Nayak ordered the superintendents of Jagatsinghpur district and government railway police to probe the incident and submit a status report on February 13.</p>