Three people are detained in Mysuru after trying to derail a train: Police

According to authorities, three persons were taken into custody on Thursday for allegedly trying to derail a train in the Karnataka district of Mysuru, close to Nanjangud.

According to an anonymous Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer, the accused had reportedly put a wooden log and steel sleeper on the railway track between Nanjangudu and Kadakola railway stations.

According to the authority cited above, the possible catastrophe was prevented when the loco pilot of the Chamarajanagar-Mysuru Express (train number 06275) saw the log and quickly applied the brakes. Ashwini Kumar has been identified as the loco pilot, according to authorities.

Officials from the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the RPF began their inquiry into the situation after receiving information. RPF assistant commissioner MNA Khan provided details, saying, “A police squad hurried to the scene and apprehended one of the suspects, 22-year-old Somay Marandi, on suspicion as soon as they received the information from the loco pilot. The defendant was positioned close to the railroad tracks.

“Marandi admitted to being involved in the event and disclosed information on his aides throughout the inquiry. Dasamat Marandi, 32, and Bhajanu Murmu, 28, are the other two accused. The three of them are all Odisha natives,” Khan said. The official said that the accused had previously been employed as laborers at Nanjanagudu paper mills.

The accused “intentionally placed wooden blocks and iron sleepers on the railway track at km no. 19/200-300, forcing the train carriage No. 06275 to stop immediately,” according to Khan.

Citing the accused, a police official said that they had “recorded a video of the act… in an inebriated state… but were unaware that this could have claimed the lives of passengers.”

The accused had set up the steel and log sleeper for entertainment purposes while they drank alcohol. The official cited above said, “They wanted to record a video of the train wheels going over the log.”

According to a second officer, the suspects were then turned over to the Mysuru Railway Police for further investigation. According to authorities, a complaint has been filed against the accused under Section 150(1)(A) of the Railway Act of 1989 (maliciously trying to create havoc on a train).

The official said that the train was stopped for ten minutes due to the incident. Shilpi Agarwal, the divisional railway manager for Mysuru, meanwhile, applauded the loco pilot’s swift action and the security forces’ “prompt response.”

Later, a severe warning was issued by the railway administration, asking people “to refrain from engaging in activities that pose great danger to passengers and can lead to loss of life.” The letter said, “Strict action will be taken against anyone found guilty of such malicious activities on the tracks.”