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Thane Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Two Railway Engineers in Mumbra Train Case

The ruling clears the way for custodial questioning under a probe into alleged ignored track warnings.

Overview

  • Additional Sessions Judge G.T. Pawar rejected the anticipatory bail pleas, saying pre-arrest relief cannot be granted at this stage.
  • The FIR filed on November 1 names Assistant Divisional Engineer Vishal Dolas and Senior Section Engineer Samar Yadav under BNS Sections 105 and 125(a)(b).
  • GRP alleges repeated caution orders from March to June flagged a damaged Mumbra–Diva track that was not repaired, with investigators examining maintenance logs and communications.
  • Police accounts state five passengers died and more than fifteen were injured after commuters on footboards fell when two trains crossed on a sharp curve.
  • The engineers contend overcrowding caused the tragedy, while counsel disputes a railway report referencing a bag and questions a panchnama conducted two days later, as CCTV and station records are reviewed.