Man Arrested For Trying To Derail Train By Placing Iron Rods On Track In UP: Cops
NDTV
On Thursday (October 3) night in Delwara railway station area, sparks started coming out of the engine of train number 12624 (Patal Express) as an iron rod was stuck in it.
Police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly trying to derail a train by placing iron rods on the railway track in Jakhoura police station area of Lalitpur district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night, a police official said.
On Thursday (October 3) night in Delwara railway station area, sparks started coming out of the engine of train number 12624 (Patal Express) as an iron rod was stuck in it. On the information given by the gateman, the loco pilot stopped the train, thus averting a major train accident.
Lalitpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Mustaque on Saturday said the station master of Delwara railway station had lodged a complaint with the Jakhoura police station on Friday stating that an unknown person had tried to derail a train by placing iron rods on the railway track on Thursday night.
