New Delhi, July 28: Railways have written to the Home Ministry seeking a CBI probe into the Sainthia rail accident on July 19 which claimed 66 lives.
According to highly placed sources in the Railway Ministry, a letter seeking CBI probe has been sent by Railway Board Chairman Vivek Sahai to the Home Ministry.
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had hinted about the possibility of a conspiracy behind the deadly collision while Sahai had described the loco pilots’ action as “very unusual”.
Besides the CBI probe, Railways have also sought viscera report of the loco drivers killed in the accident.
Sources said the sequence of events which led to the accident was highly suspicious as loco pilots of Uttarbanga Express did not respond to any warnings while the train overshot the signal and hit Vananchal express from behind.
–Agencies