Kolkata, June 20: The CBI on Saturday arrrested a 27-year-old resident of Lalgeria village in Manikpara for his alleged role in the Jnnaeswari train accident. The accused, Bholanath Mahato, was picked up by the district police late on Friday evening and it was only after interrogation that the CBI arrested Mahato. He was produced in a Jhargram court, which remanded him to 10 days of CBI custody.
According to a member of the Joint Intelligence Team comprising CBI, CID, state police and Railway police officers, the CBI learnt of Bholanath during the interrogatipn Heeralal Mahato, who was arrested earlier in the case.
A senior police officer said, “CBI asked us to find the person. We nabbed him from Khemashuli in Kharagpur police station area late in the evening yesterday.”
“Bholanath was present at the (accident) spot and was involved in removing the pandrol clips. Bholanath has admitted to the crime. He used to work as a contractual labour for the Railways and knew how to remove the clips,” said sources, adding that Bholanath is an active PCAPA member and a close associate of Bapi.
——-Agencies