Overview
- Assistant divisional engineer Vishal Dolas and senior section engineer Samar Yadav were denied pre-arrest bail after being booked under BNS sections for culpable homicide and acts endangering life.
- The court found prima facie negligence, noting repairs were carried out only after the June 9 incident and stating the event was not a mere accident.
- VJTI measurements cited by investigators included a 17 mm rail gap, 7 mm vertical difference, 4 mm lateral shift, uneven inter-track clearance on a curve, and speeds above the prescribed limit.
- The judge rejected the railway panel’s backpack explanation as unsupported by photographs, panchnama or on-site evidence.
- GRP said its case draws on the VJTI report, CCTV and dozens of witness statements, while the defence, which argues overcrowding caused the fall, plans to seek relief in the Bombay High Court.