The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned the station master of Bahanaga Bazar Station in Odisha's Balasore district in connection with the train crash that occurred on July 2, resulting in the tragic death of 293 people and leaving nearly a thousand people injured.

Station Master SB Mohanty has been asked to appear at the CBI's Bhubaneswar office on July 11 for further investigation into the incident. The CBI's move comes after three railway personnel were arrested on Friday for their negligence, which contributed to the devastating accident.

The arrested officials include Arun Kumar Mahanta (senior section engineer-signal), Mohammed Amir Khan (section engineer), and Technician Pappu Kumar. They were stationed in Balasore, a nearby station to Bahanaga Bazar Station where the train crash occurred. Sources indicate that a five-member team from the CBI continued to interrogate the arrested officials on Sunday. The railway staff members have been charged under sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 201 (destruction of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Currently, the trio is being held at the Chandaka Police Station for security purposes, instead of being housed at the CBI office. Additionally, the probe agency has summoned another railway employee in relation to the case.

Following their arrest, the CBI produced the accused individuals in court on Saturday and requested a seven-day remand for further questioning. However, the Special Court in Bhubaneswar granted the CBI five days of remand.

Earlier this week, the inquiry report from Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), South Eastern Circle, stated that train mishap occurred due to lapses in signaling circuit alteration carried out at North Signal Goomty of station in the past.