Odisha

Odisha Train Accident: CBI Team Reaches Spot, Starts Investigation

Bhubaneswar: A team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday reached the spot near Bahanaga station in Odisha’s Balasore district where two passenger trains and a goods train met the ghastly accident on Friday night.

Speaking to media persons, Khurda DRM Rinkesh Ray said the 10-member CBI team went to Bahanaga station and started the investigation.

As per the data logger, the signal for the Coromandel Express on the loop line was green. But technically it is not possible. Hence tampering with the electronic interlocking system cannot be ruled out, he added.

Following the accident, which has officially claimed 275 lives and rendered more than 1,000 passengers injured, the Railway officials had indicated the possibility of sabotage.

On Sunday evening, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Railway Board recommended investigation by the CBI.

According to the procedure, the Central agency will take over the Balasore GRP case number 64 registered by Odisha Police on June 3, a day after the accident.

OB Bureau

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