BHUBANESWAR: A CBI courtroom on Friday granted 5 days’ remand to 3 arrested Railway staff, arrested in reference to the probe into the Blasore triple-train accident, for additional interrogation. The CBI had demanded seven days’ remand of the trio for additional investigation however the courtroom granted solely 5 days. Earlier, on Friday, the premier central investigating company arrested senior part engineer Arun Kumar Mohanta, part engineer Mohammad Amir Khan and technician Pappu Kumar beneath sections 304 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 153 of Railways Act, 1989.
The triple-train accident on June 2 concerned the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express, the Howrah-bound Shalimar Express, and a items practice. The accident claimed the lives of 291 individuals and left over a 1,000 passengers injured.
The Railway Board had beneficial a CBI probe into the accident following which, on June 6, the company took over the investigation.
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“The case was earlier registered at Balasore GRPS, District Cuttack (Odisha) vide GRPS Case No.64 dated June 3 regarding the said mishap,” an official assertion by the CBI learn. A CBI probe was instituted within the case in mild of allegations that digital interlocking system of the Coromandel Express had been tampered with.
Earlier, the General Manager of South Eastern Railway, Archana Joshi, was transferred nearly a month after the tragic three-train accident in Balasore. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet gave Anil Kumar Mishra the go-ahead to take over as General Manager of the South Eastern Railway. (*3*) stated Indian Railway in an official assertion.
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