According to GRP officials, one of the major problems they are facing is that the closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera that is supposed to cover the spot from where the minor went missing was not functioning on the day of the incident
The girl was sleeping with her family when the incident took place. The family had returned from the Vaishno Devi shrine in the wee hours and had to leave for their residence in the morning.
In January, the then senior divisional security commissioner had claimed, “We have finalised a new maintenance contract and the machine will be operational soon.”
The Ludhiana railway station has water booths on platforms 2/3 and 4/5 which provide cold water for ₹5 per litre for a refill and ₹8 for a one-litre bottle