Surat Train Derailment Attempt Case: 3 Railway Officials Arrested for Attempting To Derail Train Near Kim Railway Station
Three railway employees have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to derail a train near Kim railway station by removing fishplates and keys from a railway track.
Surat, September 24: Three railway employees have been arrested for allegedly conspiring to derail a train near Kim railway station by removing fishplates and keys from a railway track. The attempted train derailment incident was thwarted on Saturday, the police said.
According to Western Railway, Vadodara Division unidentified people opened the fishplate and some keys from the UP line track and put them on the same track near the Kim railway station. However, service was soon restored. In a separate incident, nine iron rods were recovered on the Bathinda-Delhi railway track, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said on Monday. Another Train Derailment Attempt? Miscreants Open Fish Plate, Some Keys From UP Line Track Near Kim Railway Station in Gujarat; Authorities Prevent Mishap (Watch Video).
Investigating Officer Shavinder Kumar, said that a train had to be stopped after multiple iron rods were seen on the Bathinda-Delhi railway tracks early Sunday morning. The rods were recovered at around 3 am. According to railway police officials, as soon as the rods were found on the tracks, the railway officials removed them and an FIR was registered against unknown persons. Train Derailment Attempt in Bathinda: 9 Iron Rods Found on Bathinda-Delhi Railway Track in Punjab, Probe Launched (Watch Video).
"In the morning, the RPF had investigated the matter and recovered the rods, after which the matter was handed over to the Government Railway Police (GRP), and then an FIR was registered," said Investigating Officer Kumar. He further said that a total of nine rods had been recovered from the site of the incident. "Nine iron rods have been recovered from the spot. GRP (Government Railway Police) has registered a case against an unknown person and further investigation is being done," he added.
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