North Lakhimpur, April 10 -- The locomotive of the bi-weekly Jana Shatabdi Express detached from its coaches twice during its journey from North Lakhimpur to Guwahati, leading to panic and insecurity among passengers.

The incident occurred on Wednesday late afternoon when the locomotive of the12048 down Jana Shatabdi Express got decoupled from the rest of its coaches shortly after its departure from North Lakhimpur Railway station at 5 pm.

The locomotive moved for around 4 km without the coaches near the Silanibari Railway Station. This created panic among the passengers of the inter-city express as the coaches moved without the engine for a while. Later the severed locomotive was brought back and the train resumed its journey after an ...