Khandwa: Ten detonators, which the trains terms “harmless”, lately went off on course in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa area, triggering the authorities to briefly stop a “military special train”, authorities claimed on Sunday.
The case taken place on Wednesday near Sagphata in between Nepanagar and Khandwa terminals of Bhusawal department. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) is penetrating it, Central Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila informed PTI
The detonators that went off had actually been offered by the trains and they are utilized as component of routine procedures, he claimed.
These detonators are called biscuits and when they blow up, they make a loud noise which is a signal for a blockage or haze or haze in advance, he claimed.
“These detonators are regularly used by the railways and such detonators were put there (on tracks). There was no need to put them there, that is why RPF is thoroughly investigating it,” Nila claimed.
“The investigations are being carried out from all angles,” he claimed.
Another leading train authorities claimed that the army unique train was going from Khandwa at the time.
“After the warning signal or 10 harmless detonators on track went off, our deputy station superintendent (of Sagphata) heard the sound. He got the military special halted and got things checked. The train was allowed to proceed in just two minutes,” the elderly train authorities claimed.
The declarations of the “patrolling gang of 10 to 12 people” are being videotaped and examinations are underway, the authorities included.
Published 22 September 2024, 12:46 IST
