Police foil attempt to set fire on rail track in Dinajpur
Some people tried to set fire to a rail track in Dinajpur. Photo: UNB
Law enforcers foiled an attempt to set fire on a rail track in Birampur upazila of Dinajpur district on Tuesday night.
Mia Ranjan, sub-inspector of Birampur Police Station, said a group of people set fire on the slipper of rail tracks near No 2 Litchi Bagan in Birampur municipality area between 8pm and 9pm.
Noticing smoke, police and Ansar members rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze.
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They also managed to halt the Shimanto Express train, which was scheduled to go through the area, a few yards away.
Police said they were trying to arrest those involved in the incident.
