UP: FIR lodged against unknown individuals following Sabarmati Express derailment near Kanpur – India News

An FIR has been registered against unknown individuals for alleged sabotage in connection with the derailment of 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express near Govindpuri station in Kanpur, police said Monday.

The derailment took place early Saturday after the train’s engine struck an “object placed on the track,” according to rail officials. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.

The FIR was lodged on Saturday. According to it, a piece of an old rail line measuring 0.93 metres was found between the up and down lines and showed signs of recent heating that led to the derailment of 20 coaches,”Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vijendra Dwivedi said, PTI reported.

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The FIR was lodged at Panki Police Station under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Act Endangering Life or Personal Safety of Others) and the Railways Act, 1989, following a complaint by Mahendra Pratap Singh, senior section engineer of the railways.

Police Commissioner Akhil Kumar has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Rajesh Kumar Singh to investigate the incident.

According to the FIR, loco pilot A.P. Bundela saw a heavy object on the tracks on the up lines between Govindpuri and Bhimsen stations at 2:27 a.m. Saturday, prompting him and the assistant loco pilot to apply the emergency brakes.

Despite their efforts, the cattle guard in front of the engine struck the object, causing the derailment of 20 coaches of the Sabarmati Express, the FIR stated. The train was headed to Gujarat from Varanasi.

The railways have claimed in the FIR that the piece of rail was deliberately placed on the tracks.

Forensic experts and the railway’s technical team have seized the rail piece mentioned in the FIR, according to the Kanpur police chief, who spoke to PTI.

Police sources said the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Railway Protection Force (RPF), and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) are investigating the derailment.

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