Odisha Train Crash: House Of Railway Signal JE Sealed By CBI

Bhubaneswar: In a fresh development in the probe into the recent train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district that claimed the lives of 292 people, the rented house of a railway signal JE was sealed on Monday.

Sources said the rented house of the signal JE working under the Soro section was sealed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as part of the probe.

As per reports, the signal JE along with his family is stated to be missing from the rented accommodation after the horrific triple train accident that took place at Bahanaga on June 2.

However, the CBI, which is conducting an investigation to ascertain the circumstances that led to the deadly accident, had reportedly questioned him during the course of their investigation at an undisclosed location.

The CBI team, which questioned several railway personnel and inspected different locations in and around the accident site, had left Balasore on June 16. However, some team members  returned on Monday to seal the house of the signal JE. Further details are awaited.

Notably, the deadly accident involving two passenger and a goods train on June 2 has left 292 people dead and over 1100 injured.