PRAYAGRAJ, May 31 -- A bid to derail the train by placing a boulder on the railway track between Bhirpur and Meja railway stations of North Central Railway (NCR) was foiled by alert loco pilot of New Delhi-Rajendra Nagar Patna Tejas Rajdhani Express who stopped the train well in time late Thursday night.

The train had to remain at the site for 10 minutes and was allowed to proceed after no suspect was found during the on-site investigation. RPF has registered a case against unknown miscreants in this connection, said NCR officials.

As per reports, train number 12310 Tejas Rajdhani Express left for Patna from Delhi at 5.10 pm on Thursday evening. It reached Prayagraj Junction half an hour late at around midnight. The train then left the ...