In an incident that sparked outrage and inconvenience, a freight train was allegedly stopped at a railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli so the loco pilot could buy cigarettes. The incident took place on December 17 at the Malkan railway crossing in the Unchahar area, where the coal-laden train returning from the NTPC project remained halted for nearly 10 minutes. The train blocked road traffic on both sides of the crossing, causing inconvenience to commuters. A video of the incident was recorded by passersby and later went viral on social media, following which railway authorities launched an investigation into the incident. Raebareli: Cop Knocked To Ground After Man Punches Him Over Traffic Diversion in UP, Police Respond After Video Goes Viral.

Loco Pilot Stops Freight Train at Crossing To Buy Cigarettes in Raebareli

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