Balasore: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday questioned Soro Signal Junior Engineer (JE) Amir Khan in connection with triple train accident at Bahanaga, at his rented house in Odisha’s Balasore, which was sealed by a five-member team of the central agency the previous morning.
According to media reports, the JE was initially interrogated by the agency at an undisclosed location and the entire family was found missing when the team reached his house early on Monday. Some neighbours, however, said that the house had been locked ever since the accident.
A senior Railway official had earlier told the Indian Express that the CBI team may bring the engineer for further interrogation to his house because of which it was sealed. It will be opened in his presence, the official added.
South Eastern Railway also denied media reports that one of the staff is missing/absconding. “It is to be clarified that all the staff are part of CBI and CRS enquiry. None of the staff are missing/absconding.”
This was not the only rumour related to a missing Railways staffer. About two weeks ago, some had claimed on social media that the station master of Bahanaga Bazar railway station — a man they identified as one Mohammed Sharif Ahmed — was absconding since the accident. It later turned out that there was no station master by that name at the crash site.
