Miscreants set fire to the Jamuna intercity train at Sarishabari railway station in Jamalpur district a few hours ahead of 48-hour hartal starting Sunday morning enforced by BNP, Jamaat and like-minded parties, reports BSS.
Railway sources said the fire gutted two bogies completely and another partially.
Miscreants set the train on fire as it set out for Tarakandi station from Sarishabari railway station around 1:10am on Sunday, they said.
Passengers first spotted the flame as the train was crossing the home signal area and screamed, they added.
Earlier, the intercity train reached the Sarishabari railway station at 01:07am from Dhaka.
Station Master of Jamalpur Railway Station Sheikh Uzzal Mahmud said the Jamuna intercity train left for Dhaka from Jamalpur Station at 7:35am Sunday morning with the burned coaches.
Case filed
A case has been filed over the burning of three carriages of the intercity Jamuna Express train, reports UNB.
Unidentified miscreants set three carriages (Ka, Kha and Ga) of the train on fire after the Tarakandi-bound intercity train left Jamalpur’s Sarishabari railway station.
A fire service team led by Senior Station Officer of Sarishabari Fire Service, Ruhul Amin, rushed to the spot and doused the fire around 2:30am.
At least 4-5 passengers were injured during the incident as they tried to get out of the carriages.
At least two of them, including a woman, are currently undergoing treatment at Sarishabari Upazila Health Complex.
Meanwhile, a case has been filed against 15-20 unidentified people in relation to the incident.
Abdus Salam, assistant stationmaster of Sarishabari railway station, filed the case with Jamalpur Railway Police Station around 7am on Sunday.
Confirming the news, Jamalpur Railway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Gulzar Hossain said efforts were underway to nab those involved in the incident.
