Detonators, Gas Cylinder Found On Rail Tracks In UP, MP

At least 10 detonators were found on a railway track in an attempt to blow up the train carrying Army personnel in Madhya Pradesh's Burhanpur district, officials said today.

The incident took place near the Sagphata railway station when the army's special train was moving from Jammu and Kashmir to Karnataka on Wednesday. As the train passed over the detonators, the driver became alert due to an explosion and promptly stopped the train. He then informed the station master. No one was injured in the incident.

In the second train derailment attempt near Kanpur this month, a gas cylinder was found on the rail tracks in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The incident occurred near Prempur railway station on the Delhi-Howrah rail line. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) promptly arrived at the scene, and an investigation is underway.

A freight train was running on the loop line from Kanpur towards Prayagraj when the incident took place. The locomotive pilot spotted the gas cylinder when he was asked to stop to let the other express train pass the section and immediately informed the control room.

CPRO North Central Railway said in a statement that a goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams examined the cylinder and removed it from the tracks. Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty. Directions have been given to investigate the matter.

On September 9, the Kalindi Express, going from Prayagraj to Bhiwani in Haryana, hit a gas cylinder placed on the track near Kanpur. However, the accident was averted.