CNN IBN reports that according to the post-mortem report, the infant who died during the railway's demolition drive in Delhi, died as a result of shock, head and chest injury.


Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today dubbed as "untrue" allegations of the infant's death during the demolition drive in west Delhi and claimed the child died much earlier.


"The child had died much before the demolition drive," Prabhu said in the Lok Sabha."Despite repeated notices, the encroachers did not vacate the place. The whole exercise was completely peaceful. There was no midnight operation as reported," the minister added.


The minister said he will invite Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for a discussion on the issue of encroachment.


Over 1,000 shanties were demolished by Indian Railways authorities in Shakur Basti in west Delhi on Saturday, resulting in the death of an infant and leaving hundreds homeless in the winter chill.


The Delhi government blamed the Centre and the railways for what it termed an "inhuman" anti-encroachment drive and asked why it was carried out in the absence of a rehabilitation programme for those evicted.


Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked the Centre and Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a baby died, as he visited the site in Shakur Basti area of West Delhi and assured the homeless that he will fight their "battle".

"Whenever a slum is about to be demolished, call Rahul Gandhi. He won't let this happen.

"We will try to help you. As you know we are not in the government, it is Aam Aadmi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party's government. But we will try to protect you, we will fight your battle," the Congress vice president told the slum dwellers.


Pic: Over 1,000 shanties were demolished by the Indian Railways in Shakur Basti in west Delhi on Saturday./PTI