Deekshant Pandya, a 32-year-old junior engineer working for the Ratlam Rail Division, was found dead in his car inside a forest near Khodana, Mandsaur district, bordering Ratlam. He was shot three times and four empty bullet casings were found inside the car. Pandya, a prominent employee leader, was the vice-president of...
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the C&W branch of the Western Railway Employees Union. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when a passerby found the red car with the body inside and informed the police. The body was discovered between the dashboard and the seat, with three bullet wounds found on his left abdomen, waist, and arm. The police are investigating the motive behind the murder and the identity of the perpetrators. Pandya's family and friends have travelled to Mandsaur.

On Wednesday morning, smoke was observed emanating from the engine of the Bhilwara-Ratlam DEMU passenger train (19346) shortly before its scheduled arrival at Mandsaur railway station at 8:30 AM. The train was stopped at platform 1 of Mandsaur station and passengers were disembarked. A technical team from Ratlam arrived with a...
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new engine after approximately 2.5 hours. The faulty engine was detached, the new engine was attached, and the train departed for Ratlam. The technical team determined that the smoke was caused by a technical malfunction in the DPC parts under the engine. Repair work on the engine continued until the afternoon.