--°C
Loading...
Listen to Article
2 min read
80%

The Government Railway Police (GRP) has filed an FIR in Cuttack (Odisha) against unknown people involved...

Digital Desk: The Government Railway Police (GRP) has filed an FIR in Cuttack (Odisha) against unknown people involved in the Balasore train accident. The FIR was filed under sections 153, 154, and 175 of the Railway Act in response to a complaint filed by SI Papu Kumar Naik of Balasore GRPS.

Meanwhile, the CBI is gearing up to take over the investigation into the incident that killed at least 275 people and injured 1,100, officials said. According to the standard, the central agency would take over the Balasore GRP case number 64 registered by Odisha Police on June 3, a day after the accident in Odisha involving two passenger trains and a goods train.

The case was filed under IPC sections 337, 338, 304A (causing death by negligence) and 34 (common intention), as well as sections 153 (unlawful and negligent action endangering the lives of Railway passengers), 154, and 175 (endangering lives) of the Railway Act. It is expected that it will be assigned to the Special Crime Unit at the Delhi Headquarters.

According to the procedure, the CBI re-registers the local police FIR as its own case and begins the investigation. It can add or remove charges from the FIR in its charge sheet, which is filed once the probe is completed.

"We have recommended a CBI probe into the triple train accident that claimed 275 lives and injured over 1,000," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters on Sunday evening in Bhubaneswar.

Railway officials have suggested that the Friday disaster was caused by probable "sabotage" and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains.

The crash involved the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, which were carrying over 2,500 passengers, and a goods train carrying iron ore near the Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore, about 250 kilometres south of Kolkata and 170 kilometres north of Bhubaneswar. In the accident, as many as 21 carriages were derailed and seriously damaged, trapping hundreds of passengers.

FOLLOW US F
POPULAR
FEATURE
TRENDY
Divya Deshmukh Triumphs Over  Koneru Humpy to Win Women’s World Cup and Earn Grandmaster Title
Too Much Sleep? Here's Why Oversleeping Could Be a Warning Sign, Not Just a Habit
Love Ice Cream in Summer? Here’s How It Might Be Hurting Your Health
India-Pakistan Legends Match Called Off Amid Player Boycott Over Pahalgam Attack
PM Internship Scheme Gets Boost in North East:Nirmala Sitharaman Highlights Youth Empowerment at Shillong Roundtable
Fire Breaks Out at GMCH , Guwahati