NIA to proble sabotage angle in Kanpur rail accidents

National Investigation Agency will probe the sabotage angle in the recent train derailments in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur and Andhra Pradesh's Kuneru area. Official sources said the agency has taken over the probe in these cases following an order from the Home Ministry. 

An NIA team has already conducted an inspection of the site in Vizianagaram where Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express went off the track to ascertain if it was an act of



terror as the railway suspected sabotage. Several people were killed in the accident that took place on Saturday.

The role of Pakistan's ISI in the derailment of Indore-Patna train on 20th of November last year in Kanpur, is also being looked into. Three persons arrested by Bihar Police in this connection had claimed sabotage by the ISI. However, the NIA has found no evidence or input to this effect during its preliminary probe.