The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), and district police are actively searching for mischievous elements who have been placing boulders and gas cylinders on railway tracks in Kanpur. The police are investigating the recent incidents, including stone pelting on the Vande Bharat Express near Panakidham station and the...
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derailment of the 19168 Sabarmati Express near Bhimsen station due to a boulder placed on the track. The police have detained over 700 people for questioning, but no mastermind has been identified. While previous incidents involved children and teenagers throwing stones, the recent attacks on the Govindpuri, Panaki, and Jhansi routes are more deliberate. The police are conducting regular track patrols and investigating leads, and they believe they will soon apprehend the culprits.

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.

On Sunday, a gas cylinder was found on the railway track near Premnagar between Kanpur Central and Fatehpur stations, causing a goods train to narrowly avoid an accident. The locomotive pilot spotted the cylinder and applied emergency brakes, stopping the train just before it reached the cylinder. This is the third...
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attempt to derail a train in Kanpur within a month, and the second incident involving a gas cylinder. Earlier, a cylinder was found on the Kanpur-Farrukhabad route, aimed at derailing the Kalindi Express. Additionally, on August 17th, the Sabarmati Express derailed after colliding with boulders between Govindpuri and Bhimsen stations in Varanasi. This incident has prompted high-level inquiries by railway officials and heightened security measures by law enforcement agencies. In a separate incident on Saturday, an attempt to derail a train in Surat, Gujarat, was thwarted when a lineman noticed tampered railway tracks and informed authorities. Furthermore, on Friday, a large stone was placed on the railway track near New Karachna station in Prayagraj, resulting in a collision with a goods train.

On August 16th, the Sabarmati Express (train number 19168) derailed near Panaki Factory Area between Govindpuri and Bhimsen in Kanpur. The Indian Railways formed a Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) committee to investigate the incident. The SAG investigation is complete and they have requested a forensic report by September 25th. The Panaki...
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police are also investigating the case. A section engineer filed a report against 50 unidentified individuals.

On Sunday night, an attempt to derail the Kalindi Express near Munderi railway crossing in Bilhaur, Kanpur, was foiled. A cooking gas cylinder was found placed on the railway track, along with a bottle of petrol, matchsticks, and a suspicious powder. This marks the third attempt to derail a train in...
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the Kanpur division within 24 days. While the previous two incidents occurred on the Kanpur-Kasganj railway line, the most recent attempt was on the Kanpur-Jhansi line. The incident involving the Kalindi Express has prompted a high-level investigation by the Northeast Railway. Earlier, on August 16, the Sabarmati Express (19168) derailed near Govindpuri and Bhimsen due to a bolted rail piece placed on the track. On August 24, a passenger train was targeted in Farrukhabad with a log placed on the tracks. All three incidents involved tampering with the railway tracks, raising concerns about a potential sabotage plot.