Five bogies of an intercity train were gutted as unidentified miscreants set the train on fire at the local railway station early Tuesday.
Ahsan Habib, officer-in-charge of GRP Police Station, said the train ‘Suborna Express’, which runs on the Chittagong-Dhaka route, was at the station’s platform when it was torched at about 5am, leaving its five bogies gutted.
However, there were no reported casualties in the arson attack as the train stationed at the platform had no passengers on board, reports UNB. Later, railway employees doused the blaze, he said.
Local high railway officials visited the spot in the morning.
The train was scheduled to depart for the capital at 7am today (Tuesday). But, it along with passengers left for its destination at 8:30am after the authorities replaced the five affected bogies, said Ahsan Habib.
Meanwhile, police detained two people - Asgar Ahmed and Mithu - from the railway station area suspecting their involvement in the arson attack.
