The Chhattisgarh Police on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) registered a case of death by negligence and other offences against unknown persons in connection with Tuesday’s (November 4, 2025) train accident in Bilaspur in which a passenger train collided with a stationary goods train. Eleven people have died in the accident, the Railways said.
Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Rajnesh Singh said the FIR was registered on the basis of a memo submitted by the Railways on Tuesday (November 4, 2025). He added that an initial probe by the Railways, which found that the crew had failed to control the passenger train at a red signal, will also be a part of the police investigation.
