MP train derailment: Sabotage angle being probed
What's the story
A railway committee has started probing sabotage and other angles into the recent derailment of Itarsi-Cheoki (Prayagraj) special passenger train's coach in Madhya Pradesh after a piece of the iron rod was found at the incident site, an official said on Saturday. The incident occurred near Bohani station around 8:45 pm on Wednesday, in which nobody was hurt, he said.
Probe
Committee has started probing the incident from all angles
The five-member committee, which comprises officials from various railway departments, on Friday launched the probe into the incident. "The committee has started its probe from all angles, including sabotage, into the derailment of a coach of the special passenger train after a piece of iron rod was found at the site of the accident," West Central Railway's chief public relations officer Rahul Jaipuriya said.
Details
Incident affected train traffic on the down line
The panel is headed by senior divisional safety manager Arvind Pathak, he said. The Seating-cum-Luggage Rake (SLR) coach of the passenger train (number 01117) got derailed in Narsinghpur district under the Jabalpur railway division. That coach was positioned next to the engine, he said. The incident affected train traffic on the down line of the Jabalpur-Itarsi section. No one was injured in the mishap.
Information
Two cargo trains collided in 2020 in MP
In March 2020, a collision between two Cargo trains in Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli had left three dead. Both trains belonged to National Thermal Power Corporation. Thirteen wagons of one of the trains and an engine had jumped off the tracks after the collision.
Other incident
Another train derailment took place in 2018 in MP
Five coaches of the Katni-Chaupan passenger train derailed on April 14, 2018, as reported by NDTV. The train was derailed between the Salhna and Piparia Kalan stations in Madhya Pradesh, leaving at least six people injured, a railway official said. The derailment occurred around 10 pm, about 30 km away from the Katni railway station, Railway Protection Force Inspector Virendra Singh had said.