Kanpur-like attempt to derail train in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, cement blocks kept on rail tracks

An attempt to derail a loaded goods train was made in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district by reportedly putting two cement blocks on tracks of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.

Railway officials said on Tuesday said a goods train did hit the blocks, weighing around 70 kg each, but nothing untoward occurred.

“Some miscreants put two cement blocks on tracks on the dedicated freight corridor on Sunday. A goods train hit them,” a North Western Railway official told news agency PTI.

The incident took place between Saradhna and Bangad stations of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor on the Phulera-Ahmedabad stretch. A freight corridor official said a case has been registered and the matter is under investigation, the report said.

The incident comes a day after a similar attempt was made to derail the Bhiwani-Prayagraj Kalindi Express in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur by placing an LPG cylinder on tracks, along with a bottle of petrol and matchboxes.