To enquire about the possible Pakistan link in the Kanpur train accident that claimed the lives of 140 passengers and injured over 150, a two-member NIA team is likely to reach Bihar’s Motihari on Wednesday.
Bihar police on Tuesday claimed to have unearthed a suspected ISI link to target the railways with the arrest of three persons in East Champaran district of the state.
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) sleuths have already reached Patna to carry forward the probe into the untoward incident.
Police claimed that the trio had confessed to having worked for a Nepalese contact suspected to be connected to Pakistan’s ISI to target the railways.
District Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said that Moti Paswan, Uma Shankar Patel and Mukesh Yadav were arrested from Adapur Police Station area of the district.
During interrogation, police claimed they confessed to having been paid Rs 3 lakh by a Nepali citizen identified as Brajesh Giri, allegedly connected with the ISI. for planting a bomb on the railway tracks at Ghorasahan in East Champaran district in October 1, 2016, to cause an accident.
In this connection, efforts are on to arrest two others identified as Gajendra Sharma and Rakesh Yadav who are “hiding” in East Champaran area, he said.
(With agency inputs)
Source: dnaindia.com