Bhuvaneshwar: Top railway officials transferred in connection with Odisha train accident. Those in charge of security and signal at Balasore have been transferred. Kharagpur Divisional Railway Manager Shujat Hashmi, Zone Principal Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer PM Sikder, Principal Chief Safety Officer Chandan Adhikari, Principal Chief Security Commissioner DB Kasar and Principal Chief Commercial Manager Muhammad Owaiz have been transferred. According to South East Railway, the relocation is a normal procedure.
On June 2, three trains collided in Odisha’s Balasore district, killing around 300 people and injuring around 800. Chennai-bound Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and goods train were involved in the accident.
The accident took place near Bahanaga Bazar railway station on Kharagpur-Puri line under Kharagpur railway division of South Eastern Railway zone.
