Damage on track, narrow escape for Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express

Passengers of the New Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express had a providential escape following timely detection of track damage between Mansi-Maheshkut stations, minutes before the train was to cross that stretch, Railway officials said today.

Though Railway police is investigating the issue from all angles including sabotage, East Central Railway (ECR) in its preliminary findings found gap in the track caused due to contraction because of the prevailing cold condition.

"As per our (Railway's) information, it was not sabotage bid...it could be the result of contraction of the track due to cold conditions," ECR Chief Public Relations Officer Arvind Kumar Rajak told

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