Police are investigating a history-sheeter and a cylinder found at the scene in connection with a plot to derail the Kalindi Express. Teams have searched three gas depots and checked cylinders in 130 homes, with plans to expand the search to 500 homes. Police have questioned 27 individuals, including two history-sheeters,...
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one of whom has links to West Bengal. Authorities are scrutinizing CCTV footage and verifying the history-sheeter's whereabouts during the incident. The investigation is focused on areas with a significant Muslim population. Police are also attempting to identify the perpetrator using the cylinder's batch number. They have raided three gas agencies in Shivrajpura and Bilhour, collecting records and data on recent cylinder supplies, including black market sales. Teams are also checking homes for cylinders and monitoring bus stops, railway junctions, and airports in Lucknow and Kanpur.

Police in Kanpur have expanded their investigation into the train blast, with 200 officers searching suspicious locations. An SIT has been formed by the Additional CP. The NIA inspected the scene and questioned local residents. The investigation has now reached areas like Farrukhabad and Kannauj where potential suspects have been...
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identified. The police are searching fields, roads, public places, and shops within a 50-55 km radius. A team of officers conducted a thorough search of the area surrounding the railway tracks. The SIT will be supervised by DCP West Rajesh Kumar Singh and includes ACP Swरूप Nagar IP Singh. The NIA team inspected the scene, the nearby mosque, and the road leading from the site to the highway. They also observed the cylinder marks on the tracks and spent approximately 4.5 hours at the site. The NIA also inquired with the police about individuals from specific communities who had been detained and released.

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.

The 143-year-old Kannauj railway station, built during the British era, is being demolished under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme. The station, established to facilitate trade with freight trains, has two platforms and three tracks. It is connected to the Izzatnagar division of Bareilly and handles over 6000 passengers daily. Several express...
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and passenger trains pass through the station, which has a waiting room for passengers. The station is currently undergoing reconstruction from the rear while the old building is being torn down.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the modernization projects of six stations in the Izzatnagar Division on February 26th via video conferencing. The stations are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat scheme. These stations include Bareilly City, Pilibhit, Kannauj, Gursahaiganj, Tanakpur, and Kashipur. The Bareilly City station will undergo beautification at...
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a cost of 10.9 crore rupees.