Patna, March 20 (IANS) A surprising incident at Katihar Railway Station has exposed serious coordination gaps between enforcement agencies in Bihar, where prohibition laws are strictly enforced.A team from the Excise Department, acting on a tip-off about liquor being transported via the Haate Bazaar Express, reached the station to conduct a raid.However, the operation quickly spiralled into chaos when a physical altercation broke out between the Excise team and the Government Railway Police (GRP…
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Ahmedabad, March 4 (IANS) Two men were found dead near a railway track in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad after being struck by a train during the night, the police said on Wednesday.The bodies were discovered at around 11 a.m. near the railway track close to the Adarshnagar Police Chowki.One of the deceased has been identified as Satyajit Shrimali (50), a resident of Naranpura. The second victim is an unidentified man believed to be around 32 years old.Local residents alerted the authorities af…
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) A compartment of a standing train caught fire at Katwa station in East Burdwan district on Sunday morning, but the blaze was soon doused, and there were no casualties, police said. The Katwa-Azimganj train was standing on platform number two of the station when suddenly, a fire was seen in one of its compartments. However, the fire brigade quickly arrived and extinguished the blaze.The train stopped at platform number two of Katwa station last night and was scheduled to le…
Panchmahal, Jan 25 (IANS) A comprehensive security search was conducted at Godhra railway station in Gujarat on Sunday, a day after a blast occurred near Sirhind railway station in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district. The operation was undertaken as a precautionary measure following the incident in Punjab, with railway and security agencies stepping up checks at key stations to ensure passenger safety.The search operation at Godhra was carried out between 12 noon and 1 pm under the supervision o…
Patna, Jan 23 (IANS) Two teenagers were killed in Bihar’s West Champaran district after being hit by the Amrit Bharat Express while recording a video reel near a railway track, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred on the Bettiah–Narkatiaganj railway line, between Gulab Nagar railway crossing and Sathi railway station, near railway pillar number 234/31.Confirming the incident, Sathi railway station superintendent Santosh Kumar said that the Amrit Bharat Express was travelling from Mu…
Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) A major conspiracy to derail the Maharaja Express, one of India’s most luxurious tourist trains, was foiled near Jaipur due to the alertness of the loco pilot.The train, carrying hundreds of foreign tourists, was en route from Jaipur to Sawai Madhopur when the incident occurred.At around 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the loco pilot noticed iron angles placed on the railway track near a railway crossing close to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in the Shivdaspura area.Acting swiftly, he app…
Patna, Jan 1 (IANS) Patna Police have arrested two men who posed as police personnel and robbed a man of Rs 22.5 lakh in the Patna Junction police station area. So far, the police have recovered Rs 19 lakh, while Rs 3.5 lakh is still missing.The incident occurred late on the night of December 29 and 30.According to the victim, two youths approached him, claiming to be police officers.Both were wearing khaki jackets, which led the victim to believe they were genuine policemen.The accused, identif…