PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 6 -- The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) of the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) has prevented an alleged theft of critical railway components after tracking suspects through GPS technology, leading to the arrest of four persons in Ambala, Haryana, officials said here on Tuesday.

According to officials, repeated incidents of elastic rail clip theft were reported in the New Jaroda Nara to New Mansurpura section in Ambala during the last week of December. Elastic rail clips are used to secure rails to pre-stressed concrete (PSC) sleepers, which are made of high-strength concrete reinforced with tensioned steel wires, and are considered crucial for track safety. Preliminary inquiries...