Kollam: Two people were arrested in Kollam, Kerala, on Saturday for placing a telephone pole on the railway track at Kundra.
Two people, identified as Rajesh and Arun, have been taken into custody.
At around 1.00 a.m., a person, who lives near the railway track, saw the telephone pole on it. Soon the local police arrived and removed it, but around 3 a.m when the Railway Police came, they found the pole back on the track.
"The various probe agencies have to seriously probe this grave incident as an accident has been avoided," said Kundara legislator and Congress leader P. C. Vishnunath, who arrived at the spot.
The local BJP leadership is also up in arms and asked that only a central agency investigation will be fruitful.
Meanwhile, the Kerala Police and the Railway Police Force have already started the investigation and they have stumbled upon crucial evidence from CCTV footage that showed the pole being put on the track.
While the local police suspect this to be a prank, the Railway officials are leaving no stone unturned and so are the Central agencies, determined to unravel what happened and who were behind this.
The various agencies have also concluded that whoever has done it, a few people must be involved as the pole is quite heavy and laying it on the track requires a big effort.