Third Train Derailment Bid in Kanpur? Gas Cylinder Found on Railway Tracks

Kanpur: Several train derailment conspiracies have been reported in different parts of the country in the past months; in a latest, another major mishap was averted after the loco pilot of a goods train in Kanpur applied the emergency brake on seeing a cylinder on the railway tracks.

Another Train Derailment Conspiracy in Kanpur?

A conspiracy to overturn a train was hatched in Kanpur once again after a small gas cylinder was placed on the railway tracks near the Prempur railway station of Maharajpur. This incident happened at Prempur station around 5:50 in the morning. The accident was averted after the alert loco pilot pulled the emergency brakes and stopped the train in time.

Loco Pilot Applies Emergency Brake, Averts Major Accident

When the JTTN goods train was about to stop on the loop line near Prempur station near Kanpur, its loco pilot Devendra Gupta saw a cylinder lying on the track. He immediately applied emergency brakes and stopped the train.

Kanpur Train Derailment: Police, Railway Officials Probing Incident

This is the third such incident in Kanpur recently. The police and railway officials are on the spot and investigating. After this, Railway Protection Force and other teams reached the spot in a hurry and examined the cylinder and it was removed from the track.

On examining the cylinder, it was found that it was an empty 5 liter cylinder which was lying on the track. Instructions have been given to investigate this incident.

Another Train Derailment Attempt Thwarted in Surat

An attempted train derailment was thwarted on Saturday after miscreants removed fish plates and keys from a railway track near Kim Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat . According to Western Railway's Vadodara Division, some unidentified individual removed the fish plates and keys from the UP line track and placed them back on the track, halting train movement. However, services were soon restored following the incident.

Kalindi Express Train Derailment

A major train accident was averted in the first week of September by an alert loco pilot as the Bhiwani-Prayagraj Kalindi Express was brought to a screeching halt after hitting an LPG cylinder placed on tracks. A bottle of petrol and matchboxes were also found at the site hinting at a sabotage bid following which local police lodged an FIR. A multi-agency probe, including by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorist Squad of UP Police, was launched into the matter which officials suspected could have terror links.

In an exclusive conversation with Republic, Akhil Kumar, Kanpur Police Commissioner has said that in the Kalindi Express derailment conspiracy, a terror angle cannot be ruled out and that a thorough investigation is being conducted. On Farhatullah Ghori's role in the derailment, the Kanpur Police Commissioner said, “At this stage we cannot comment that it has any relations with Farhatullah Ghori. Once the arrest will be done then only we will be able to confirm that whether there is a terror angle or not.”