Anti-national elements are on the prowl. After Kanpur, they made an attempt to derail a train at Farukhabad by placing a thick and big wooden piece on the track.
This wooden piece was found to be 35 kg in weight. This has raised the concerns of the railways.
The incident happened on the Kanpur Kasganj track at 11.30 pm Friday night. The passenger train was heading on a speed of 90 km per hour when the driver spotted a big wooden log on the track and used emergency brakes to stop the train and avert derailment.
The alertness of the driver Manje Kumar saved the lives of several passengers travelling in the train. A case of sabotaging has been lodged under the Railway Act.
Police, Railway Protection Force, and GRP have swung into action and are trying to find out who committed this crime.
A tree had been cut in a nearby field and it was suspected that the log had been cut from the same tree and placed on the track.
Sniffer dogs were also summoned and the police hope to crack the case soon.
The train was delayed by about half an hour as the log had to be removed first. Mohd Israr gateman of a crossing 500 meters ahead of the place of occurrence came with an iron rod and removed the log to clear the track.