Train traffic hit as Ferozpur Janta Express derails

SURAT: The Ferozpur Janta Express travelling towards Ahmedabad from Mumbai,derailed near Kosamba station in Surat district on Tuesday afternoon. No causality was reported into the incident but the railway traffic was disrupted for four hours. Railway sources said the incident happened between Kim and Kosamba railway station,when the engine derailed from tracks in the afternoon,due to some unknown reason. The train driver somehow managed to control the train and avert a major accident.

Elderly couple found murdered

AHMEDABAD: An elderly couple was found “murdered” at a farm under Kanbhai police station in Ahmedabad district,police said Tuesday. Bodhaji Nainaji Thakore (60) and his wife Rajiben (55),were assaulted late Monday and their bodies bore injury marks on head and stomach. The bodies were recovered from the farm where they were working as labourers,police said.