The incident took place when Mukesh Kumar Meena was piloting the goods train from Pipavav Port station to a siding, a release from Western Railway's Bhavnagar division said.
From former railway ministers Lalu Yadav and Mamata Banerjee to various leaders in the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP, social media platforms have been full of angry accusations
Colonel Manpreet Singh's final act of valour came during a joint operation on September 13 last year, when he along with other soldiers engaged in a fierce gun battle with terrorists in the forests surrounding Gadool village.
Sources said Rahul Gandhi, who stepped down from the Congress chief's post following its dismal results in 2019, is not keen on it. He has avoided taking up any post since, sources added.