Railway staffer gets rigorous jail term for stopping a special army train by blasting detonator

KHANDWA: (Apr 28) A court on Tuesday sentenced a railway employee to six years of rigorous imprisonment in 2024 case of stopping a special army train by setting off a detonator on the tracks in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

The railway court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him.

According to a release issued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), after considering the statements of witnesses and other evidence in the case, the court found railway trackman Sabir alias Shabbir guilty and sentenced him under the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act and relevant provisions of the Railways Act.