Railways fined Rs 60,000 by a Mohali consumer commission after a senior citizen was deprived of functional toilet facilities for over 24 hours during a long-distance train journey. (File Photo) The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, SAS Nagar (Mohali), has imposed a penalty of Rs 60,000 on Indian Railways after a senior citizen from Mohali was deprived of usable toilet facilities for over 24 hours. Surinder Kumar Munshi had booked a confirmed berth in 3-Tier AC and was travelling in Jammu Tawi-Bandra Terminus Special AC Train. In his complaint to the Commission, Munshi said after boarding the train, he found all toilets in the coach filthy and unusable. He repeatedly raised the issue with the TTE, who assured that the cleaning would be carried out at Ambala, Mathura, Kota and Ratlam stations. However, no action was taken throughout the journey. The Commission held the Railways guilty of deficiency in service and negligence.…