2 detained after fire damages Titas train coach
Photo: Agamir Somoy
Miscreants set fire to a coach of a Dhaka-bound Titas train at Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura Railway Junction Station around 3 am on Wednesday.
Following the incident, police detained two youths, identified as Morsalin, 18, and Roni, 20. Akhaura Railway Station Superintendent Md Nurunnabi confirmed these details.
Nurunnabi said gatekeeper Shadhin Ahmed first spotted flames inside the ‘Ta’ coach during the shunting process. He immediately alerted the Railway Control Office and the Fire Service, whereupon a fire service team brought the blaze under control.
Authorities suspect that perpetrators intentionally torched the train by pouring flammable liquid. They separated the damaged compartment before the train departed Akhaura Railway Junction Station for Dhaka around 5 am, running one hour behind schedule.
Meanwhile, Railway Security Force (RNB) In-Charge Md Jahangir Alam said GRP and RNB teams launched a joint operation right after the incident and detained the two individuals.
