Rampur (UP), Sep 22 (PTI) Two individuals have been arrested in reference to the alleged derailment bid of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Categorical by putting six-metre-long iron pole on observe between Bilaspur Street and Rudrapur Metropolis railway stations on September 18 right here, police mentioned.
The driving force of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Categorical on Wednesday averted a doable accident when he slammed the emergency brakes on discovering an iron pole throughout the tracks close to Uttarakhand’s Rudrapur, officers mentioned, alleging that it could possibly be sabotage.
The incident occurred close to Rudrapur Metropolis Railway Station, roughly 43 kilometres from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, Railway officers mentioned.
DSP Railways, Moradabad, Anil Kumar Verma on Sunday mentioned, “A case on this regard was registered on the GRP police station in Rampur, and a workforce was shaped to analyze. At this time, Sunny alias Sania alias Sandeep Chauhan and Bijender alias Tinku, each residents of Rampur district, have been nabbed.” Whereas Sunny was arrested from Rudrapur, Bijender was nabbed from Bilaspur.
Throughout interrogation, it was discovered that the duo typically went there to drink alcohol. That day, they obtained drunk and tried to steal a pole mendacity there, he mentioned.
Whereas they have been carrying that pole, they heard the horn and noticed lights of the practice, following which they left the pole on the tracks and ran away, Verma mentioned.
He mentioned, “There was no intention. There is no such thing as a (hyperlink to an) organisation and neither are they from any module.” Fourteen instances are registered in opposition to Sunny in Bilaspur police station and Bijender has been booked underneath one case. No different conspiracy has been revealed behind this, the CO mentioned.
A possible practice accident was averted in Rampur after the loco pilot of the Naini Jan Shatabdi Categorical noticed an iron pole on the tracks and utilized emergency brakes, with officers alleging it could possibly be an act of sabotage.
“On September 18 at 10.18 pm, the loco pilot of practice quantity 12091 reported to Station Grasp/Rudrapur Metropolis that he discovered one 6-metre-long iron pole on observe between Bilaspur Street and Rudrapur Metropolis,” a spokesperson from the Railway Ministry mentioned suggesting an act of sabotage.
“The driving force stopped the practice to clear the observe. He began the practice safely afterwards,” the spokesperson mentioned.
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