On August 16th, a boulder was placed on the track between Govindpuri and Bhimsen stations on the Jhansi route, causing a derailment of the Sabarmati Express. On September 8th, a filled gas cylinder was placed in front of the Kalindi Express between Uttarapura and Barrajpur stations on the Farrukhabad route. This...
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attempt was thwarted due to the presence of a petrol bottle and suspicious powder near the tracks. On Sunday, a third incident occurred near Prem Nagar station on the loop line, where an empty gas cylinder was found on the tracks. Fortunately, a freight train driver and his assistant prevented any accident. Extensive investigation by the police and railway officials was initiated, focusing on two villages, Prem Nagar and Bada Gaon, as well as the railway quarters. The investigation is primarily centered around the possibility of mischievous individuals due to the discovery of empty liquor pouches, bottles, and glasses near the incident site. The empty gas cylinder would not have caused a derailment, but a full cylinder could have potentially led to an explosion.

Kanpur police have apprehended five new suspects in the alleged attempt to derail the Kalindi Express on September 8th. These suspects, residents of Shivrajpur and Mundera villages, were located within a 2-kilometer radius of the incident site on the night of the event. While police have interrogated and released all previous...
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suspects, they are currently questioning the new individuals and claim to be close to solving the case. The investigation has uncovered a new angle, focusing on the possibility of funding from individuals with clean criminal records but who have financed criminal activities in the past without leaving a paper trail.

On Sunday, an attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express train in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Suspicious items, including a gas cylinder and a bottle filled with petrol, were found on the railway track between Barrajpur and Utripura. The train's loco pilot, noticing the danger, applied the brakes, preventing a major...
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accident. The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team investigated the site and an FIR has been registered against an unknown individual under the BNS, Explosives Act, and Railway Act. The Kanpur Police are investigating the matter and have detained over two dozen individuals with criminal backgrounds. They are also collecting evidence from the scene, which includes a petrol bottle and matchboxes. The investigation is being conducted by a joint team comprising the NIA, IB, RPF, GRP, state intelligence, and Kanpur police. They have collected some evidence and are continuing the investigation. Police are also verifying the identities of 250 LPG customers who recently refilled their cylinders from a local agency. Following the incident, the Delhi Police have put their railway personnel on high alert and increased security measures including foot and motorcycle patrols, dog squad inspections, and bomb disposal unit checks.

Police investigating the attempt to derail the Kalindi Express train near Barrajpur station in Kanpur have reached Kannauj. On Monday, the STF team searched three sweet shops in the city and seized some important items. A sweet box found in a bag at the scene belonged to a shop in Chibramau....
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The team also brought the bag with them, and similar bags were found at one of the shops. Police are likely to question some people. On Sunday night, the Kalindi Express was en route from Kanpur to Bhiwani when someone placed an LPG cylinder on the track near Barrajpur station. The loco pilot stopped the train when it hit the cylinder. Besides the cylinder, a bottle of flammable material and a bag were also found. The bag contained a sweet box which is said to be from a shop in Chibramau, Kannauj. In this connection, the investigating STF reached Chibramau on Monday and searched the shops of three brothers belonging to the same family. One shop is located on Bishungarh Road, another at Bishungarh Chowk, and the third at Peepal Chowk. The team gathered information from the shops. With the help of the police, the STF examined the CCTV footage of the sweet shop and the surrounding area. The police also took some DVRs. Kannauj SP Amit Kumar Anand stated that the Kanpur police and other agencies are investigating the train derailment plot and that Kannauj police are assisting them.

On Sunday night, the Kalindi Express (14117) travelling from Kanpur to Bhiwani on the Anwarganj-Kasganj route narrowly escaped a derailment. A cylinder placed on the tracks was discovered to be part of a plot to derail the train. As the speeding train approached the cylinder between Barrajpur and Bilhour, a loud...
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bang occurred. The loco pilot swiftly applied emergency brakes, bringing the train to a halt. Railway and RPF officials found a glass bottle, matches, and a suspicious bag at the scene in addition to the cylinder. The bag contained a substance resembling gunpowder, while the bottle held a suspicious liquid. Both are currently being investigated.