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Man arrested for causing fire on train

During the investigation, it was found that inflammable substances including batteries were kept in the generator and luggage compartment of the New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express which had caused a fire on Saturday.

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Published : Mar 21, 2021, 6:08 PM IST

New Delhi: One person was arrested on Sunday for allegedly planting inflammable substances in the generator and luggage compartment of the New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express which caused a fire on Saturday.

Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Railway Deepak Kumar said that a total of three teams are investigating the incident.

It was found that inflammable materials including batteries were kept in the compartment by Gyanendra Pandey, the manager of a loading company, he said.

Also Read:Generator car of Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express catches fire

The officer said Pandey has been arrested.

The fire on the train started at Ghaziabad Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh before it was doused.

Also Read:Fire breaks out in Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express

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