As allegations of negligence against railway workers surface a day after the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, the Commissioner of Railway Safety will inspect the accident site on Monday.
An audio clip, that went viral today, hints at alleged negligence on part of railway workers at the site where the accident took place on Saturday evening.
In the audio clip, which captures conversation between a gateman and a railway official, the former alleges that a portion of the track was broken and not welded by the workers, and the train was not shown a red flag to caution it against the under-repair railway track.
General Manager, Northern Railway, Rajiv Kulshetra said that if required the audio clip would be examined and could be used as an evidence.
- Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu said that he has told the Chairman of the Railway Board to fix responsibility for the disaster by Sunday evening on the strength of prima facie evidence. “Will not allow laxity in operations by the Board,” the Railway Minister tweeted. 
The accident site near Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar. Photo: PTI.
While Mohd Jamshed from the Railway Board claimed that 20 people have died in the train accident, officials in Uttar Pradesh put the toll figure at 24. According to officials in Uttar Pradesh, at least 156 people were injured and being treated at medical facilities in Muzaffarnagar and Meerut.
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