News related to the conspiracy to derail the train is coming out from many parts of the country. In this sequence there was a recent news that an attempt was made to derail the Naini Doon Express in Rampur (UP).
- Many verified and non-verified X users have expressed their reactions to the incident on social media. Users claim that there is a communal angle behind the incident.
Verified X User Deepak Sharma said – Thousands of Hindu lives were barely saved…Terrorists placed an iron pillar on the railway line passing behind the Muslim Colony of Rampur with the intention of derailing the train…But the pilot of Dehradun Express survived the emergency in time. Saving the lives of thousands of Hindus by applying the brakes…When will the railway ministry finally open its eyes? (Archive Link)
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More than 98 thousand users follow Deepak Sharma on X. There, till the time of writing, his tweet had been liked by more than 5 thousand people and 2900 people had reposted it.
Ex-user Ghanshyam Singh Chauhan also wrote the same thing in his tweet which was tweeted by Deepak Sharma. (Archive Tweet)
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us during the investigation Jai Shri Ram Also got a verified X account named. In the tweet made by this account, it is written that – where are those who talk about love sitting hiding their mouths… thousands of Hindus' lives are barely saved here. With the intention of derailing the train on the railway line passing behind the Muslim colony of Rampur, the terrorists placed an iron pillar there… (Archive Tweet)
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What is the truth of viral claims?
To investigate the viral claim, we conducted an open search on Google for news related to the incident. During this time we received articles written by News 18 and TV9. What it said was completely contrary to the viral claim.
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News18 in its article quoted Moradabad Railway Police Deputy Superintendent Anil Kumar Verma as saying that the incident took place on September 18 and that two youths, Sandeep Chauhan and Bijendra alias Tinku, have been arrested in this case. Both are residents of Bilaspur police station area of Rampur district.
During interrogation, both of them said, 'We used to go to the crime spot drinking alcohol. Even on the day of the accident, they were sitting by the track drinking alcohol, when they saw an iron pillar lying there, they thought of stealing it, as soon as they got the chance, they took it away. The ground was rough, we were drunk, then while carrying the pillar we heard a train horn, after which we left the pillar and ran away.
News 18 also quoted the police in their report as saying that the arrested accused have no association with any organization nor are they affiliated with any module. (Click to view archive link)
During the investigation we also found an article from TV 9. The article was headlined – 'No conspiracy sir, just scared…', Sunny-Tinku, who placed an iron pillar on the railway track in Rampur, told the story.
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It was reported in the news that the accused are Sandeep Chauhan and Bijendra alias Tinku Drugs. The two tried to steal an electric pole but when they were crossing the tracks with the pole, a train came in front. Panicking, the two left Paul there, however, a major disaster was averted due to the pilot's understanding. (Click to view archive link)
- So it is clear that the claim of overturning the train from a communal point of view on social media is completely false. The arrested accused, Sandeep Chauhan and Bijendra alias Tinku, had picked up the electric pole with the intention of stealing but on seeing the oncoming train, they left the pole on the track and ran away.
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