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Ahead of R-Day, blast on dedicated freight rail corridor in Punjab; loco pilot injured,...

Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo CHANDIGARH, Jan 24 : In a suspected sabotage, a blast on a railway track in the dedicated freight corridor in Sirhind in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district damaged the engine of a train and left a loco pilot injured, police said on Saturday. While Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Nanak Singh said it was too early to say if it was a terror incident, an unverified statement attributed to a banned terrorist outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force, appeared on social media in which it purportedly claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred at around 9.50 pm on Friday, ahead of the Republic Day. “Last night, we received information that a minor blast took place here… The loco pilot sustained a minor cut on his cheek.

Ahead of R-Day, blast on dedicated freight rail corridor in Punjab; loco pilot injured,...

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Key Highlights

  • He is out of danger,” the DIG, who visited the site, said.
  • According to the police, the injured was identified as Anil Sharma, who works with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation.
  • Fatehgarh Sahib’s Senior Superintendent of Police Shubham Aggarwal said the affected train was on a footplate inspection and was coming from Gobindgarh towards Sirhind.
  • Following the blast, there was a crack in the rail track, he said.
  • The engine’s glass pane was damaged in the blast, he said, adding the rail track has now been repaired and is fully functional.
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