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Two taken into custody for placing telephone pole on railway track near Kollam

IANS February 22, 2025 200 views

A potentially dangerous incident unfolded near Kollam when a telephone pole was strategically placed on a railway track. Local and railway police quickly responded after a resident discovered the obstructive pole during early morning hours. Two individuals, Rajesh and Arun, were taken into custody as investigations revealed potential deliberate attempts to cause harm. Multiple agencies, including local and central authorities, are now thoroughly examining CCTV evidence and working to understand the motivations behind this serious security breach.

"The various probe agencies have to seriously probe this grave incident" - P. C. Vishnunath, Kundara Legislator
Kollam, Feb 22: Two people were taken into custody on Saturday on the charges of placing of a telephone pole on the railway track at Kundra in Kerala's Kollam.

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Two suspects Rajesh and Arun taken into custody

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CCTV footage captures pole placement on railway track

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Incident occurred near Kundra around early morning hours

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Multiple agencies investigating potential deliberate sabotage attempt

Two people, identified as Rajesh and Arun, have been taken into custody.

At around 1.00 a.m., a person, who lives near the railway track, saw the telephone pole on it. Soon the local police arrived and removed it, but around 3 a.m when the Railway Police came, they found the pole back on the track.

Various agencies saw this act as an attempt to cause damage because, around 3.30 a.m., a train was scheduled to pass through the route.

Kundara legislator and Congress leader P. C. Vishnunath, who arrived at the spot, said something was wrong.

"The various probe agencies have to seriously probe this grave incident as an accident has been avoided," said Vishnunath.

The local BJP leadership is also up in arms and asked that only a central agency probe will be fruitful.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Police and the Railway Police Force have already started the probe and they have stumbled upon crucial evidence from CCTV footage that showed the pole being put on the track.

While the local police suspect this to be a prank, the Railway officials are leaving no stone unturned and so are the Central agencies, determined to unravel what happened and who were behind this.

The various agencies have also concluded that whoever has done it, a few people must be involved as the pole is quite heavy and laying it on the track requires a big effort.

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