The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has Friday arrested then SSE(Signal) Balasore Arun Kumar Mahanta, then SSE(Signal) Soro Md Amir Khan and then Technician, Balasore Pappu Kumar, under sections 304 & 201 of IPC and Section 153 of Railways Act, 1989, in an on-going investigation of a case related to train mishap at Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station, Balasore (Odisha).
The name of arrested accused
i) Arun Kumar Mahanta, SSE (Signal), Balasore, Incharge
ii) Md Amir Khan, SSE (Signal), Soro
ii) Pappu Kumar, Technician, Balasore
CBI had registered the instant case on 06.06.2023 following the request of Ministry of Railways, consent of the Odisha Government and further orders from DoPT(Govt. of India) relating to the train mishap involving Coromandel Express, Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a Goods train at Bahanaga Bazar in the State of Odisha on 2nd June, 2023.
The case was earlier registered at Balasore GRPS, District Cuttack (Odisha) vide GRPS Case No.64 dated 03.06.2023 regarding the said mishap.
Investigation is continuing.
