“Aligarh: Afsan charged for placing an alloy wheel on a rail track to derail a train, probe underway”, Opindia, August 22, 2024:
“On Thursday, 22nd August, the Aligarh Railway Police charged one Afsan for deliberately placing an alloy wheel on the railway track to derail a moving train. The incident happened on Tuesday, 20th August when the accused made a deliberate attempt to recreate the Kanpur rail accident that happened on August 17th. Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishanav during the Kanpur case had confirmed that the derailment of the engine took place because of an object placed on the track.
Notably, twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train had derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur after the engine hit an object placed on the track. In the Aligarh case also, Afsan placed an alloy wheel on the track to derail a train. However, a major train accident was averted due to the vigilance of the railway police team.
As per the reports, the railway police were informed that the alloy wheel was placed on the rail route of the Delhi-Kanpur freight corridor. The police immediately reached the spot and took down the wheel. The incident took place on the Talaspur railway track of the Roravar police station area……”
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