Another case of conspiracy to cause a train accident has come to light from the state of Rajasthan after foiled derailment in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to the media reports, cement blocks worth about one quintal were found at different places on the railway track in the Ajmer district. It is presumed that this was too a deliberate attempt to derail the goods train.
Cement blocks weighing one quintal were placed on the railway track for about 1 kilometer in Ajmer. The blocks were placed between two places, Saradhna and Bangad Gram station. However, the potential train accident was prevented as the blocks broke and fell apart from the track. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation (DFCC) employees, Ravi Bundela and Vishwajit Das have lodged an FIR in the case. According to the FIR, ‘Information was received at 10:36 pm on September 8th that a cement block was placed on the track’, as per the FIR. Rail authorities found that both the blocks had fallen apart.
DFCC, and Railway Protection Force (RPF) together patrolled the area from Saradhna to Bangar Gram station to find the situations normal. Police investigation has been lodged in the case. The Rail Ministry has taken the accountability of the event and said that three attempts of train derailment and two incidents of stone pelting at trains have come to the fore in the past week, causing an alarm. The rail ministry officials said, ‘These point to the criminal intent of miscreants’.
The official recalled the Kanpur incident and said that a mishap was avoided in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh where a gas cylinder was kept on the track to derail a train deliberately. It is significant to note that yesterday, a similar potential major train accident was averted in Kanpur after the loco pilot applied emergency brakes while listening to the sound of a gas cylinder hitting the train. The gas-filled cylinder was placed on the track to damage the Kalindi Express (14117) which was traveling on the Anwarganj-Kasganj route.
The Rail authorities and the police probed the matter and found a petrol-filled glass bottle, a matchbox, and a suspicious bag from the route. During the investigation, marks of rubbing of an iron-like object were also found on the track.
Comments