CBI files chargesheet against three railway officials in Balasore train accident case

New Delhi, September 4

The  Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against three railway officials who were arrested by CBI. 

The chargesheet has been filed against the then SSE(Signal), Incharge, Balasore, then SSE(Signal), Soro and then Technician, Balasore in the court of Special Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar(Odisha) in an on-going investigation of a case related to train mishap at Bahanaga Bazar Railway Station in Balasore in Odisha. 

The said accused were arrested on July 7 and are presently in judicial custody.

The CBI stated that based on evidence adduced during investigation of the case, commission of offences under sections 304(Part II) of IPC( Culpable Homicide not amounting to murder), 34 r/w 201 of IPC (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence with common intention) and 153 of Railways Act, 1989( Endangering safety of persons travelling by railways by willful act or omission) were made out against the said accused. 

The CBI had registered the case on June 6 following the request of Ministry of Railways, consent of the Odisha Government and further orders from DoPT(Govt. of India) relating to the train mishap involving Coromandel Express, Yashwantpur-Howrah Express and a Goods train at Bahanaga Bazar in the State of Odisha on June 2.