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Two Arrested in Lucknow After Attempted Sabotage of Humsafar Express as Rail Probes Extend to Ahmedabad

Investigators have registered FIRs under the Railway Act following months of deliberate track obstructions targeting express services.

The pilot immediately applied the emergency brakes upon noticing the large structure on the down line, managing to stop the train just in time and saving hundreds of lives on board. (Pic for representation)
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Overview

  • Janardan and Jang Bahadur Pandey have been arrested in Lucknow on charges of attempting to derail the Gorakhpur Humsafar Express by placing an iron grill on the tracks.
  • The obstruction struck the train between Dilkusha and Malhaur at around 3:40 am but failed to cause a derailment thanks to low speed and prompt action by the loco pilot.
  • Officials say this marks the eighth recorded sabotage bid in Uttar Pradesh since April and the third within the Lucknow division.
  • In Ahmedabad, a Vande Bharat service narrowly avoided a collision with a metal fence on its tracks, with city police filing an FIR under sections 150 and 170 of the Railway Act.
  • Railway Protection Force and local police investigations are probing motives ranging from scrap metal theft to possible wider conspiracies, fueling calls for tighter track security.