Sahibganj Railway Track Blown up: NTPC Alleges Conspiracy Behind Explosion

Ranchi: A section of a railway line used by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to transport coal was blown up in Jharkhand 's Sahibganj district, with NTPC labeling the incident as a conspiracy.

NTPC gave a Official Statement on the attempt to derail Train  and said that the Incident was a Conspiracy.

In an official statement, NTPC said, "Two concrete sleepers were found broken, and around 40 Pandrol clips were missing. A crater was also observed beneath the damaged section of the rail."

The statement further detailed, "On October 2, at around 6 a.m., a portion of the rail track on a Hume pipe culvert, located 40.1 km from Farakka in the Guthutola area near Barhait station, was found broken and missing." The damaged part of the rail was discovered approximately 40 meters away from the site.

NTPC suggested that the perpetrators aimed to derail the coal rake that was scheduled to pass through the area shortly. "Initial evidence indicates that the damage was caused by an explosion," the statement said, further stated that it is highly unsafe to operate MGR trains under such conditions.

The incident occurred on the MGR railway line between Lalmatia and Farakka. Although rail services have been disrupted, no casualties or significant property damage have been reported so far.