The railway board chief also confirmed that the driver and assistant driver of the goods train, as well as the guard of the Kanchanjungha Express, died in the incident

Nikhil Gupta is accused of being involved in an unsuccessful plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a Khalistani separatist holding dual American and Canadian citizenship, in New York. Gupta’s attorney, Jeffrey Chabrowe, described the case as a “complex matter” for both India and the US.

Shah reviewed the security situation in Manipur amidst reports of fresh incidents of trouble in the northeastern state