It is the missing links and the missing memos which are giving the investigators probing the Sainthia train tragedy sleepless nights.
Vananchal Express remained at Sainthia station even after its scheduled departure time. But an enquiry has led the investigators to a dead end due to the absence of an official memo that could have explained the reason behind the detention.

For most, who lost their near and dear ones in Monday’s train accident, it was loss of life. But for some, it was loss of hope. Nakur Shah and his wife Bhutto devi had all their hopes pinned onto their only son Manoj. At 18, he was the first in the Shah family to have passed the higher secondary examination and was aiming to scale higher

A probe has been started into what appears to be an “accident.” However, it is only the “unnaturalness” of this incident that is haunting the railway officials.
The first thing that has puzzled the officials is the high speed with which the trailing North Coochbehar Sealdah bound Uttar Banga Express had approached the Sainthia