Attempted Sabotage on Rajasthan Railway Track Foiled

In Rajasthan's Ajmer district, an unsuccessful attempt to derail a loaded goods train occurred when two 70 kg cement blocks were placed on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor tracks. The incident is under investigation, following another sabotage attempt in Kanpur involving an LPG cylinder, petrol, and matchboxes.

An attempt to derail a loaded goods train was made in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan by placing two cement blocks on the tracks of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, railway officials stated on Tuesday.

The train did hit the blocks, each weighing around 70 kg, but no harm was reported. 'Some miscreants put two cement blocks on tracks on the dedicated freight corridor on Sunday. A goods train hit them,' a North Western Railway official said.

This incident occurred between Saradhna and Bangad stations on the Phulera-Ahmedabad stretch of the corridor. An official confirmed that a case has been registered and the matter remains under investigation. This report comes a day after the Bhiwani-Prayagraj Kalindi Express faced a sabotage attempt in Kanpur, where an LPG cylinder along with a petrol bottle and matchboxes were found on the tracks.

(With inputs from agencies.)