Nature's miracle: Man recovers his 'dead' son alive in Balasore makeshift morgue

Howrah resident Helaram Mallik travelled 235km to Balasore to recover his son alive from a makeshift morgue where he was kept with the bodies of those killed in the triple train accidentAfter pulling out his 24yearold son Biswajit from the morgue at Bahanaga High School Helaram rushed to Balasore Hospital before bringing him to Kolkatas SSKM HospitalBiswajit who suffered multiple bone injuries in his limbs underwent two surgeries at the trauma care unit of SSKM Hospital hereI saw the news on TV and then realised that I must call Biswajit to find out if he was okay He did not initially pick up the calls and then when he did I could hear a feeble voice on the other side Helaram who runs a kiryana shop in Howrah saidOn the same night June 2 he and his brotherinlaw Dipak Das left for Balasore in an ambulanceWe could not find him as calls to his mobile went unanswered We visited different hospitals but Biswajit was nowhere We then went to a makeshift morgue at Bahanaga High School but were denied entry initially Suddenly there was an altercation among a few people followed by a commotion Suddenly I spotted a hand and knew it was my sons He was alive Helaram saidWithout wasting a moment Helaram took his almost unresponsive son to Balasore Hospital where he was administered a few injections and then referred to Cuttack Medical College and HospitalHe had multiple fractures on his limbs and could not utter anything I signed a bond there and brought Biswajit to SSKM Hospitals trauma care unit on Monday morning he saidAlso readArunachal Five arrested after shooting at border with Assam that killed twoAsked why people mistook him as dead a doctor at SSKM Hospital said Biswajit might have gone into suspended animation a state of slowing down biological functions leading people to think that he was deadOn Monday Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited Biswajit and those injured undergoing treatment at SSKM HospitalI would like to thank God for giving back my son I cant explain what was going in my mind when I heard Biswajit was dead I was not ready to accept that he was no more and kept on looking for him Helaram saidI feel I got a new life I owe it to my father He is God to me and because of him I have got back this life again Baba is everything to me Biswajit told PTI from the hospital bedCoromandel Express in which Biswajit was travelling crashed into a stationary goods train derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2A few coaches of Coromandel toppled over the last few coaches of the BengaluruHowrah Express which was passing by at the same time A goods train was also involved in the crashInvestigators are looking into possible human error signal failure and other possible causes behind the threetrain crash In all 278 people have died and over 1200 injured in the tragic incidentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever