The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has not identified any signs of sabotage in four recent railway track accidents, official sources said on Friday.
Speaking to ANI on preparedness for cyclone 'Dana', Divisional Railway Manager, Sealdah, Deepak Nigam said, "To counter waterlogging, we have installed water pumps. Trees which could potentially get damaged have been trimmed. Announcement will be made to passengers to stay at the train stati
Loco pilots of goods train BCNHL/32849 on Sunday morning informed the Station master here that a cylinder was found on the track between Landaura (LDR) and Dhandhera (DNRA) at km 1553/01.
A driver of a goods train running on the track saw the iron angle lying on it near Birla Nagar railway station as the train was moving slowly and informed authorities concerned about the matter.
On September 24, the NIA Court had held the accused guilty. Today the court announced the quantum of the sentences against them under relevant sections of IPC, UA(P) Act, Explosive Substances Act and Railway Act.
Three railway employees have been arrested for conspiring to derail a train near Kim railway station by removing fishplates and keys from a railway track, police said.
Railway Additional Director General Prakash D reached the spot where a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and said that they are investigating the incident and figure prints over the cylinder have been taken.
A major tragedy was averted on Sunday after a 5-litre empty gas cylinder was found on the railway track in the Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Soon after spotting the cylinder on the track, the loco pilot promptly applied the brake to avert the incident.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's statement follows an incident in Kanpur where the Kalindi Express avoided a major tragedy after a damaged LPG cylinder, along with several objectionable materials, was found near the railway track.
The train was travelling from Prayagraj to Bhiwani in Haryana when the incident happened at nearly 8 pm on Sunday near the crossing of Munderi village near Kanpur between Barrajpur and Bilhaur stations.