Around 81-km railway line from Sirajganj Bazar Station to Ishwardi bypass under the district has become unsafe due to poor security.
According to sources, miscreants uprooted fishplates, paddle-clips and rail tracks over the few days at four points of the railway line during the opposition’s hartal and blockade.
An assistant driver – Mahbubul Alam – sustained burn injuries as miscreants hurled petrol bomb at Rajshahi-bound train Silk City Express on January 9.
As many as 31 police men under the GRP are not provided vehicle. They also do not get any travel allowance.
Department of Railway (western zone) recruited over 300 Ansar men on December 6. But the railroad from Sirajganj to Ishwardi remained insecure due to lack of security.
Lacking of logistic support is also considered as reason behind the problem.
According to the GRP sources, around 12 trains including Dhumketu, Sundarban, Silkcity, Chitra, Padma, Ekota, Lalmoni, Drutojan, Ranhpur Express, Sirajganj Express, operate through the railroad.
Sirajganj GRP Officer-in-Charge Ali Akhbar said: “Around 39 points are considered risky on the line.”
“It is not possible for us to ensure security with insufficient manpower,” he said.