UP: 25-foot iron rod recovered from Pilibhit-Bareilly railway track

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons after the police along with railway staff recovered a 25-foot long iron rod from the Pilibhit-Bareilly railway track under the Jahanabad police station area, officials said on Sunday.Circle Officer (City) Deepak Chaturvedi told reporters that at 9:20 pm on November 22, an iron rod of about 12 mm diameter measuring 25 feet was found on the railway track near Lalouri Kheda, forcing train No. 05312 between Pilibhit and Bareilly to stop there for about four minutes after its engine hit the object.

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