Thieves steal two kilometers of railway track in Bihar

According to an official, unidentified thieves are responsible for nearly two km of missing railway tracks in the Samastipur district of Bihar.

The tracks that were stolen were used to connect the Lohat sugar mill with the Pandaul railway station. As the sugar mill was shut for the past few years, there was no movement on the route.

Two other Railway Protection Force employees have also been suspended in connection with the matter, as officials believed that the theft was carried our in "connivance" with RPF personnel.


Samastipur DRM has constituted a team to investigate the matter.

As there was no movement on that stretch, the thieves stole the track and sold it to scrap dealers. Thefts of railway scarps are a regular affair in Bihar but this is probably the first time that 2 km track was stolen.

An FIR has been registered by RPF.

(With inputs from IANS)