‘Rail fracture’ caused Suryanagari Express derailment: Officials

The derailment comes days after the Comptroller Audit General (CAG) of India report titled ‘Derailment in Indian Railways’ was tabled in the parliament on December 21 highlighting the major cause of the derailments due to lack of timely maintenance of the tracks. It also specified negligence on the part of zonal railways regarding track monitoring and repairing