Conspiracy to overturn train in Gujarat; 2 arrested, a piece of iron was kept between the tracks with the intention of robbery

Two people have been arrested for keeping a piece of iron in the middle of the track in Botad, Gujarat. The police have exposed the big conspiracy behind this.

Krishna Bihari Singh , BotadTue, 1 Oct 2024 10:24 AM share

A big conspiracy to overturn a train has been revealed in Botad, Gujarat. In Botad, on September 25, a piece of iron was placed between the railway tracks near Kundli village, due to which the passenger train collided. The police had suspected a conspiracy behind this to cause huge damage. Now the police have arrested two people in this case. Police say that this iron boulder (piece of railway track) was planted with the intention of derailing the train.

According to ANI report, Botad SP Kishore Balolia said that on September 25, an attempt was made to derail a passenger train by placing a piece of iron between the railway tracks near Kundli village. This was a very serious incident. Botad district police, Railway Protection Force, ATS and various agencies of the Center investigated the incident. Two people, Ramesh and Jayesh, have been arrested for carrying out the incident.

Botad SP Kishore Balolia said that the accused had conspired to loot the money and other belongings of the passengers after derailing the train. Investigation of the matter is ongoing. Let us tell you that the Okha-Bhavnagar passenger train (19210), passing through Ranpur police station area of ​​Botad district, collided with a four-foot long iron piece kept on the track at around 3 am. The passenger train was stopped for hours after hitting this piece of iron track. The incident took place ahead of Kundli village, 12 km from Botad.

Botad SP Kishore Balolia said that these accused were caught from Adove village near the incident site. The intention of the accused was that when the train coaches derailed and fell into the nearby fields, they could commit robbery. The accused kept wandering near the spot. They wanted to mislead the police investigation. He had uprooted a piece of track from nearby and planted it in the middle of the track for demarcation. Intensive interrogation of the accused is going on.