He alleged that the government was diverting funds from other welfare schemes like those meant for the nutrition & nourishment of school children, to Coromandel mishap victims.
The Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) investigators suspect the bypass was done by railway workers to get around signalling hurdles that arose from a malfunctioning barrier used to stop road traffic at a nearby rail-road intersection, two of the three sources said.
In a single-page dissent note, AK Mahanta, senior engineer of signals and communciations (Balasore), differed with the stand of the other four members of the panel that the mishap happened after the driver of Coromandel Express was signalled to take the loop line where it crashed into a stationary goods train, India News, Times Now
Balasore Train Accident LIVE: The Railways has sought a CBI inquiry into the Balasore train crash after officials indicated that possible "sabotage" and tampering with the electronic interlocking system, which detects the presence of trains, led to the Friday accident