Laloo raids goods train, spots overloading

Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav on Monday sprang a surprise check of the consignments being ferried by a goods train from Mumbai at Danapur station under the East Central Railway. Accompanied by the General Manager of the East Central Railway, Yadav drove straight to Danapur station from 1 Anne Marg, official residence of Bihar Chief Minister, and ordered thorough check-ups of the consignments carried by the goods train going to Guwahati. He called the guard of the goods trains and went through the list of consignees and details of the goods. The sealed consignments were likely to be opened during the search, Railway sources said, adding the weight of the consignments would also be verified. 8212;PTI