NIA Won't File Chargesheet In Kanpur Derailment Case

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- Vijaita Singh

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will not file any chargesheet in the 2016 Kanpur train derailment that claimed 152 lives. Suresh Prabhu, then Railway Minister, had pressed for a probe by the NIA, suspecting sabotage.

A senior government official told The Hindu that forensic reports ruled out the use of any explosive. Earlier, experts of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) had concluded that no explosive was found on the track.

No suspects