Attempt to derail goods train in Ajmer, cement blocks kept on freight corridor tracks

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Attempt to derail goods train in Ajmer, cement blocks kept on freight corridor tracks



JAIPUR: An attempt to derail a loaded goods train was made in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan by putting two cement blocks on tracks of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, railway officials said on Tuesday.They said a goods train did hit the blocks, weighing around 70 kg each, but nothing untoward occurred.”Some miscreants put two cement blocks on tracks on the dedicated freight corridor on Sunday. A goods train hit them,” a North Western Railway official said.The incident occurred between Saradhna and Bangad stations of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor on the Phulera-Ahmedabad stretch.A freight corridor official said a case has been registered and the matter is under investigation.The report comes a day after an attempt to derail the Bhiwani-Prayagraj Kalindi Express was made in Kanpur by placing an LPG cylinder on tracks, along with a bottle of petrol and matchboxes.



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