Bhubaneswar: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probing the railway accident in Bahanaga has reportedly summoned the station master of the Bahanaga Bazar station.
The station master has been summoned to appear in the CBI office in Bhubaneswar. The probe agency is likely to question the railway official.
Earlier, three railway employees have been arrested in the case. All the three personnel are from the signalling department. The probe team apprehended Senior Section Engineer (signal) (in-charge) Arun Kumar Mahanta posted in Balasore, Senior Section Engineer (Signal) Mohammed Amir Khan posted at Soro near Balasore, and technician Pappu Kumar posted at Balasore.
Three of them are currently under CBI custody.
The accident, considered to be the country’s worst rail mishap, claimed nearly 300 lives.
They have been booked for their involvement in crimes under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 201 (destruction of evidence) and Section 153 of the Railways Act, they said.
