Mahoba (Uttar Pradesh): A train accident was averted after the loco pilot spotted the obstruction and stopped the train here on time on Saturday. A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the incident, the police said.
According to the police, the teenager placed a cement block on the track near Kabrai railway station. The loco pilot spotted it and stopped the train. The police, alerted by railway officials, arrested the suspect and registered a case.
Meanwhile, stones were placed on the tracks to derail a train in Ballia, but no serious harm was done. Later that day in Mirzapur, a fire extinguisher was placed on the tracks, but the train stopped before hitting it.
There were other similar incidents earlier in the month. In Kanpur on September 8, someone placed a gas cylinder on the tracks to derail a train, causing an explosion. On September 22, another attempt was made on a goods train travelling between Kanpur and Prayagraj, where a gas cylinder was placed on the track, but was spotted and removed by the alert driver.
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