Bombay court orders Railways to pay for boys' deaths

The Bombay High Court ordered Indian Railways to pay Rs 8 lakh each to the fathers of two boys who drowned in an unfenced railway pit nine years ago. The court cited gross negligence. The boys, aged 12 and 13, died in 2016 after falling into a rainwater-filled pit on railway property. The court rejected the railway's claim that miscreants removed fencing, holding them responsible for the unsafe site. The ruling comes after years of the fathers seeking justice. The court also stated that if the compensation isn't paid within eight weeks, a 7% annual interest will be imposed.