The forensic and CBI team has arrived at the Balasore crash site. The team is collecting the evidence and carrying out investigation. “Railway is providing assistance to them. All angles will be probed by CBI during the probe," said Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, CPRO, South Eastern Railway on Balasore Train Tragedy.
Officials reported on Monday that despite the tragic train accident in Odisha, which left over 1000 individuals injured and resulted in the loss of at least 278 lives, there are still 101 bodies that have not been identified.
According to the Divisional Railway Manager of the Eastern Central Railways, Rinkesh Roy told ANI that currently, approximately 200 people are still being treated in various hospitals in Odisha. Among those affected by the accident, around 1,100 people were injured, with roughly 900 people discharged after receiving medical treatment.
Hardeep Singh Puri, the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister, on Monday mocked Rahul Gandhi, a Congress leader, for requesting the resignation of the Union Railways Minister after the Odisha train disaster. Puri went on to clarify that the Railways Minister had dedicated a significant amount of time assessing the accident location and had effectively reinstated everything within only 51 hours.
“Statements that Rahul Gandhi makes in and outside the country, often leave me baffled and worried. I reminded him about the Nellie Massacre as well….PM Modi went to visit that place. Three Union Ministers were also there. And everything went back within 51 hours. The person to whom Rahul Gandhi is asking to resign is at the tragedy site for hours," Puri was quoted as saying to ANI.
