In the wake of the Odisha triple-train crash, the railways’ has advised all its divisions to hold sessions for train managers and controllers regarding their duties to ensure smooth and safe train movement. The June 2 accident involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train killed 288 people and injured over 1,000.
The CBI was roped in by the Ministry of Railways after a preliminary inquiry flagged possible tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, and officials suspected “sabotage” behind the accident.
