Initial findings entail inquiry by expert firm: Sources on CBI probe into Odisha put together crash
3 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: Amid Opposition criticism of a CBI probe into the Balasore put together accident, authorities sources on Monday acknowledged there was “deliberate interference” throughout the system and that information unearthed via the preliminary investigation necessitated a probe by an knowledgeable firm.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday night time time’s horrifying accident which left 275 people ineffective and 1,100 injured.
Reacting to questions on the need for a CBI probe when the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) was already probing the incident, an official indicated that the preliminary inquiry revealed the need for a further thorough investigation.
“Lot of information has come during the course of the investigation. Various kinds of information have been made available which required a professional investigative agency,” he acknowledged.
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The accident throughout which a dashing Coromandel Express crashed proper right into a stationary gadgets put together on the loop line as a substitute of travelling on the first line indicated factors with the digital interlocking system which modified the route of the put together and led to the collision.
“Unless there is deliberate interference in the system, it is impossible that a route set for the main line is switched to the loop line,” he acknowledged.
While the ministry had earlier dominated out driver error or a malfunction throughout the interlocking system, it acknowledged all angles had been being probed.
NEW DELHI: Amid Opposition criticism of a CBI probe into the Balasore put together accident, authorities sources on Monday acknowledged there was “deliberate interference” throughout the system and that information unearthed via the preliminary investigation necessitated a probe by an knowledgeable firm.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Friday night time time’s horrifying accident which left 275 people ineffective and 1,100 injured.
Reacting to questions on the need for a CBI probe when the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) was already probing the incident, an official indicated that the preliminary inquiry revealed the need for a further thorough investigation.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
“Lot of information has come during the course of the investigation. Various kinds of information have been made available which required a professional investigative agency,” he acknowledged.
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The accident throughout which a dashing Coromandel Express crashed proper right into a stationary gadgets put together on the loop line as a substitute of travelling on the first line indicated factors with the digital interlocking system which modified the route of the put together and led to the collision.
“Unless there is deliberate interference in the system, it is impossible that a route set for the main line is switched to the loop line,” he acknowledged.
While the ministry had earlier dominated out driver error or a malfunction throughout the interlocking system, it acknowledged all angles had been being probed.
