Conspiracy to derail train in Ayodhya foils, six bolts in railway bridge found missing
A complaint has been lodged by railway officials at Railway Protection Force police stations Ayodhya Cantt and Kotwali Ayodhya fearing a train accident following the incident.
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Ayodhya, Jan 25: A big conspiracy to derail a train in Ayodhya ahead of Republic Day has been foiled after railway authorities found six bolts missing from a rail track near the city in Uttar Pradesh. The authorities have launched an investigation into the matter.
The matter came to light on Sunday morning when the key man spotted six bolts missing from the bridge. Of these six, three were meant to keep the iron girders in place while the other three were meant to keep the rail intact with the sleeper. By the time railway personnel noticed this on Sunday morning, 3 important trains had passed by when the incident came to light.
A complaint has been lodged by railway officials at Railway Protection Force police stations Ayodhya Cantt and Kotwali Ayodhya fearing a train accident following the incident. Railway Police Force (RPF) has registered a case of bolt theft.
6 bolts were found missing in a railway bridge between Ayodhya & Acharya Narendradev Nagar in UP while patrolling by a key man on Sunday morning. We suspect that the bolts were removed on Saturday night. A detailed investigation is being done: Ashutosh Gangal, GM Northern Railway pic.twitter.com/SutlYhAbwN
— ANI (@ANI) January 24, 2022
While speaking to the media, GM Northern Railway, Ashutosh Gangal said, "6 bolts were found missing in a railway bridge between Ayodhya and Acharya Narendradev Nagar in UP while patrolling by a key man on Sunday morning."
"We suspect that the bolts were removed on Saturday night. A detailed investigation is being done," he added.
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