Pakistan’s ISI Behind Two Rail Accidents In Uttar Pradesh That Killed 151 Passengers

Two train accidents in the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh, Kanpur, were planned and executed by Pakistan’s intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Bihar police said on Tuesday (17 January). Over 151 passengers were killed and 200 others injured in the accidents. The police unraveled ISI’s conspiracy following the arrest of three criminals - Umashankar Patel, Motilal Paswan and Mukesh Yadav - from Motihari district on the Indo-Nepal border. The three criminals were in contact with an ISI agent, a Dubai-based Nepali citizen, and were taking orders from him.

“The three criminals were arrested for their involvement in placing a cooker bomb on the railway track near Ghorasahan in East Champaran district of Bihar on 1 October. They have confessed to having worked for an ISI agent,” district Superintendent of Police Jitendra Rana said. ISI has been using Nepal as a base to launch attacks on India, the officer added.

Teams from Intelligence Bureau have already interrogated the three criminals. The Research & Analysis Wing and the National Intelligence Agency have been informed about their arrest, IANS reported on Wednesday. The attack on country’s railway network has revealed serious lapses in India’s intelligence and security networks.

The Nepali citizen in question, Brij Kishore Giri, had provided around Rs 3 lakh to the criminals. Giri was arrested by Nepal police last month. “The Nepal police have shared vital information with us regarding their ISI links”, SP Rana informed the media. He also stated that one of the three accused, identified as Motilal Paswan, was earlier an area commander of a Maoist group.