(Reported By Narinder Nandan)
A big conspiracy to damage the Shri Hemkunt Express going from Haridwar to Jammu was foiled due to the efforts of a Railway guard in Jalandhar. The incident occurred around 2 am in the night, when unidentified miscreants damaged the railway track by throwing stones and rods on the Jalandhar-Jammu railway route. The miscreants were in motive to cause big accident by inserting rods in between the railway track.
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Railway Guard’s Promptness Averts Major Accident
During this, due to the promptness of the railway guard, the railway night team was informed about the incident. After which the obstructions on railway track were removed and a major accident was averted. The station master of the Tanda railway station and railway officials stated that some unknown people had thrown rods and stones on the railway track near Chandigarh Colony. They had an intention of damaging Shri Hemkunt Express going from Haridwar to Jammu, due to which it became difficult to change the track signal.
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Railway officials reached the spot at night and got the track cleared and restored the train operations. He said that if the officials had not taken prompt action in time, Shri Hemkunt Express train could have suffered major damage. As soon as the incident was known, there was a stampede among the train passengers. In this regard, senior officials of Ferozepur Railway Department have started a detailed investigation of the incident and the Railway Police is also jointly investigating how many people are behind this incident.