On Thursday, 22nd August, the Aligarh Railway Police charged one Afsan for deliberately placing an alloy wheel on the railway track to derail a moving train. The incident happened on Tuesday, 20th August when the accused made a deliberate attempt to recreate the Kanpur rail accident that happened on August 17th. Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishanav during the Kanpur case had confirmed that the derailment of the engine took place because of an object placed on the track.
Notably, twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train had derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur after the engine hit an object placed on the track. In the Aligarh case also, Afsan placed an alloy wheel on the track to derail a train. However, a major train accident was averted due to the vigilance of the railway police team.
As per the reports, the railway police were informed that the alloy wheel was placed on the rail route of the Delhi-Kanpur freight corridor. The police immediately reached the spot and took down the wheel. The incident took place on the Talaspur railway track of the Roravar police station area.
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— Times Now Navbharat (@TNNavbharat) August 22, 2024
Regarding the incident, Area Officer First Abhay Pandey said that a case at Roravar police station is being investigated. “Information was given by RPF in this matter. On receiving the information, the police force reached the spot, after which the railway track and the surrounding area were inspected. At the same time, a case was registered on the complaint given by the RPF in this regard and three police teams had been deployed to search for the accused,” he said.
The police have finally traced the accused and identified him as Afsan, as confirmed by the Times Now Navbharat.
Earlier, on August 17th, the engine of the Sabarmati Express train had derailed near Kanpur at 2.35 am. The Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared that the derailment of the engine had taken place because of an object placed on the track.
The engine of Sabarmati Express (Varanasi to Amdavad) hit an object placed on the track and derailed near Kanpur at 02:35 am today.
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) August 17, 2024
Sharp hit marks are observed. Evidence is protected. IB and UP police are also working on it.
No injuries to passengers or staff. Train arranged…
Notably, this won’t be the first incident of someone deliberately placing objects on Railway tracks. There are many YouTube channels operating where the “creator” puts random things on Railway tracks and then records the videos for likes and shares.
Earlier in August, a YouTuber named Gulzar Sheikh was arrested for putting different items on railway tracks including cycles, soaps, stones, and more in the name of content creation.
OpIndia investigated the matter and found that many YouTube channels have been uploading such videos for likes and shares. In most probability, these channels are earning hefty money by monetizing these videos where they attempt to derail trains by placing objects on the tracks.
