The GRP (Government Railway Police) in Lucknow, India, has apprehended a wanted criminal who was on the run for 34 years. He was involved in planning a train robbery in 1987 at Utrethia Railway Station. He had been absconding since 1990 after getting bail and had a reward of INR 1000...
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on his head. The arrest took place at the Alambagh bus stop in Lucknow where he had come to find a lawyer.

A retired engineer, SS Iqbal, suffered a heart attack on the Swarn Shatabdi Express (12004) while traveling from New Delhi to Lucknow. Two doctors, a woman and a man named Ram, who were also on the train, came to his aid. The female doctor checked his blood pressure and sugar levels,...
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administered medication, and advised the family to disembark at Kanpur Central instead of Lucknow. Upon arrival at Kanpur Central, railway doctors examined Mr. Iqbal and referred him to the Ursula Hospital. However, the family took him to a private hospital in Tatamil Chauraha. Mr. Iqbal, a 62-year-old resident of Alambagh, Lucknow, was traveling with his wife, Tahseen, daughter, Aysa, and mother, Kaiser, on August 7th, 2024. The incident occurred around 10:00 am as the train departed from Etawah.

The CBI arrested the Depot Material Superintendent (DMS) of the Alam Bagh Store Depot of North Railways, Lucknow, Aviral Kumar, and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) of RPF, Manoj Rai, for accepting bribes in exchange for allowing the scrap bought from the railways to be cut and removed. Both were caught red-handed...
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while accepting bribes of ₹9,000 and ₹8,200 respectively from the proprietor of Messers Vishal Traders Nadarganj, Lucknow, Akash Yadav, who had filed a complaint with the CBI on June 13th. The CBI conducted searches at the residences of both accused and found some incriminating documents. The complaint alleged that Rai demanded ₹1000 per truck, ₹150 per ton, and ₹300 for duty staff while Kumar demanded ₹800 per truck and ₹100 per ton for allowing the removal of 50 metric tonnes of scrap purchased by Yadav and his cousin, Vikas Yadav. Yadav reported being harassed due to his inability to meet these demands. Further, he revealed that he was being pressured to pay for both past and present deliveries for a 28 ton lot scheduled for delivery between June 12th and 13th. Separately, the CBI arrested Vinod Kumar, a postal assistant stationed at Nanpara, Bahraich, on Thursday for accepting a ₹20,000 bribe. He had demanded ₹2 lakhs to resolve a departmental case against the complainant, claiming influence with unknown senior officers. He agreed to accept ₹20,000 as partial payment.

A freight train loaded with coal from Bokaro, Jharkhand, caught fire on Saturday morning while on its way to Saharanpur. The train was heading to the Pawa plant, a power station in western Uttar Pradesh. Smoke was seen coming from one of the train's racks when it reached the Alamanagar railway...
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station, prompting immediate action. The fire department was notified, and two fire engines reached the scene to control the blaze. Railway officials confirmed that coal is supplied from Bokaro to western Uttar Pradesh for power generation. Around 9:45 am, the control room received a report of the fire in the train traveling from Bokaro to Kalanaur in Saharanpur. The train was halted on track number 8 at Alamanagar. The fire originated from rack number 62088. Firefighters extinguished the fire using hoses and pumping water from fire tankers. Minimal damage was caused to the coal. After the fire was put out, an inspection was conducted, and the train continued its journey to Saharanpur.