An accused has been arrested in the detonator blast case on the railway track in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The accused named Sabir had planted 10 detonators on the railway track. The accused Sabir is a railway employee. The investigation is on to find out whether this was his mischief or a big conspiracy was hatched behind it. NIA, ATS, RPF and Railway Ministry are investigating this case.

The incident took place at Sagphata in Nepanagar assembly constituency of Burhanpur. On 18 September, as soon as the army special train going from Jammu Kashmir to Karnataka crossed the track, an explosion took place. The loco pilot immediately stopped the train and informed the station master. Thus a major train accident was averted. To carry out this incident, 10 detonators were planted on the railway track on 18 September.

As soon as the incident came to light, the railway and local police along with other agencies including ATS and NIA started investigating the case. Since this entire matter is related to the army, complete secrecy is being maintained in the investigation of the case. The Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway has also made a big revelation in the investigation of this case. He said that the detonators found on the railway track are a regular process of the railways.

Railway officials made a big disclosure.

Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Dr. Swapnil Neela said that the detonators that have been recovered are used by the railways itself. However, there was no justification for placing the detonators at the place where they were placed. Detonators produce a loud sound. They are often used in fog and in such a situations when the train has to be stopped in an emergency before a fixed time. In such a situation, three detonators are placed on three stages about 1200 meters before the place where the train has to be stopped.

These detonators are available to various railway employees, including station masters, loco pilots, key-men, track safety officers, and others. They do not cause any damage to the track or the train and explode with a loud noise as the engine passes.