Monday, October 14, 2024
HomeNews ReportsAnother attempt at derailing train? Iron rods recovered from railway track in Punjab,...

Another attempt at derailing train? Iron rods recovered from railway track in Punjab, loco pilot prevents accident by applying brakes just in time

A total of 9 iron rods were recovered by the railway officials. The cops are now probing the conspiracy angle in the case.

On Monday (23rd September) morning, railway officials recovered iron rods from a railway track in Bathinda city of Punjab.

As per reports, the loco pilot of a freight train that was passing through the Bathinda-Delhi railway track applied brakes just in time and averted a major accident.

The Government Railway Police (GRP) has registered a case in the matter and launched an investigation. While speaking about the matter, the Investigating officer said, “Early this morning at 3 am, a freight train was passing through the Bathinda-Delhi railway track.”

” However, due to the presence of iron rods placed in the middle of the tracks, the train did not receive a signal, resulting in a delay of several hours,” he added.

A total of 9 iron rods were recovered. The cops are now probing the conspiracy angle in the case.

Train derailment attempts in recent past

A major tragedy was averted on Sunday (22nd September) 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.

Several such deliberate attempts have been made to derail trains in the past in several states.

On 31st August, a loco pilot averted a major train derailment and loss of life by promptly applying emergency brakes after the goods train he was operating collided with motorcycle scrap placed on the railway track in Rajasthan’s Baran district. 

Initial reports indicated that an unidentified person had placed bike scrap on the railway track near Chachauda village in the Chhabra area.

Join OpIndia's official WhatsApp channel

  Support Us  

Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. In name of saving democracy, they get money from various sources. We need your support to fight them. Please contribute whatever you can afford

OpIndia Staff
OpIndia Staffhttps://www.opindia.com
Staff reporter at OpIndia

Related Articles

Trending now

Recently Popular

- Advertisement -