Amid fears of trains being targeted by miscreants, a major accident was averted with a passenger train in Botad, Gujarat on Wednesday. The train collided with an old iron track placed in the middle of the track.
On Wednesday, a passenger train collided with an old iron rail placed in the middle of the track in Botad, Gujarat. It is suspected that someone had placed it with the intention of sabotage. Thankfully, no one was injured in this accident that happened in the morning. Police said that after the accident, the train had to stop there for several hours.
Giving information about the incident, Botad Superintendent of Police Kishor Baloliya said – Okha-Bhavnagar passenger train (19210) passing through Ranpur police station area of Botad district collided with a four-foot long piece of old rail kept on the track next to the cement sleepers at around 3 am.
The Superintendent of Police said- The train collided with the iron rail placed in the middle of the track. After this, it was stopped there for several hours. The local police personnel got information about the incident at around 7:30 in the morning. After this, the police team reached the spot and investigation was started. This incident happened about two kilometers away from Kundli railway station.
According to the police investigating the incident, it appears to be a case of sabotage or an attempt to cause damage, but the investigation is ongoing. This incident has come to light at a time when on Monday itself, three railway employees were arrested in Surat district for allegedly trying to tamper with the track.
It is reported that Subhash Poddar (39), Manish Mistry (28) and Shubham Jaiswal (26), posted as trackmen in the railway maintenance department in Surat, were arrested on charges of tampering with the railway track. During inspection between Kosamba and Kim station, they had alerted the railway administration that ‘mischievous elements’ were removing clips and two fishplates from the track and placing them on the other side of the track.
During investigation, the role of these employees in carrying out the incident was revealed. According to police officials, these three had carried out this incident so that they could be felicitated for alerting the railway administration in time. According to police, these three wanted to continue the night duty because for this they would get leave the next day.
