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The three — identified as Subhash Podar (39), Manish Mistry (28), and Shubham Jaiswal (26) — are trackmen in the railway's maintenance department. (Screengrab via X/@ANI)
The trio reportedly carried out the sabotage themselves while also wanting to ensure they worked night shifts, after which they would get a day off.
Three railway employees were arrested for planning to derail a train near Kam railway station in Gujarat's Surat district on Monday.
The trio allegedly carried out the sabotage themselves, risking their lives for social media fame and promotion, while also wanting to ensure they could continue working night shifts, which they would one day Got leave.
The three — identified as Subhash Podar (39), Manish Mistry (28), and Shubham Jaiswal (26) — are trackmen in the railway's maintenance department.
Essential parts of the track were removed.
The three men also allegedly removed essential parts of the track. While inspecting the tracks between Kusimba and Kum stations, he alerted the railway authorities at 5:30 am on Saturday about “miscreants” who had removed elastic clips and two fish plates from one section, and the train Tried to derail.
“Investigation was initiated after a case of criminal conspiracy under Bharatiya Naya Sanhita was registered against unidentified persons at Kam police station. We found that the trio, during night patrolling, had compromised tracks to alert their seniors. Railway officials told us that a train passed on the route before the trio was molested,” said Superintendent of Police Hotesh Joysar.
Juicer said the time between the discovery of the tampering and the passing train was too short for the trio to remove the clips and plates. Upon examining his cell phone, police found a video of the molestation between 2:56 a.m. and 4:57 a.m. Mistry had also deleted the photos he had taken.
The evidence indicated that the photos and videos were recorded long before the time they reported the vandalism at 5:30 am. After intense questioning, the three confessed to their actions, Juicer added.
“They were involved in the process to ensure that they would be appreciated and posted more on night duty, which would allow them to spend time with family during the day. “It was the planters who came up with the idea because their night duty was about to end for monsoon,” said the SP.
(with inputs from PTI)