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| date                = 28 December 2016
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On 28 December 2016, the [[Ajmer–Sealdah Express]] 12987, a scheduled train from [[Ajmer]] to [[Sealdah]], derailed near [[Kanpur]], [[India]].

15 coaches of the train derailed at a point about {{convert|50|km|mi}} from Kanpur. More than 60 people were injured.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Haider Naqvi |author2=Oliver Fredrick |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-sealdah-ajmer-express-derails-near-kanpur-several-injured/story-xtiUkkV5e8t7vQtENvCyUO.html |title=Ajmer Sealdah Express derailed |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=28 December 2016}}</ref> 

On 10 November, {{convert|60|km|mi}} from Kanpur, 14 coaches of the [[Indore-Patna Express]] had [[Pukhrayan train derailment|derailed]], killing 151 people. Both accidents were thought to have been caused by fractured tracks.<ref>{{cite news |author1= Debabrata Mohanty |author2=Avishek G. Dastidar |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/andhra-pradesh-several-dead-as-seven-coaches-engine-of-jagdalpur-bhubaneswar-express-derail-near-vizianagaram-4485762/ |title=Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Express derailment: Third train accident in 2 months, 40 killed in Andhra |newspaper=[[Indian Express]] |date=24 January 2017 }}</ref> In January 2017, after deliberately damaged track was found in time to avoid a third derailment, three suspects arrested for placing a bomb on rail tracks near [[Ghorasahan]], Motilal Paswan, Umashankar Patel and Mukesh Yadav, were implicated in the two Kanpur derailments. They admitted working for [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] of [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |author1=Debashish Karmakar |author2=Bharti Jain |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/police-suspect-pakistans-spy-agency-isi-hand-in-two-rail-accidents-in-uttar-pradesh-that-killed-151-passengers/articleshow/56634949.cms |title=Police suspect Pakistan's spy agency ISI hand in two rail accidents in Uttar Pradesh |newspaper=[[Times of India]] |date=18 January 2017 }}</ref> According to a police officer, although no evidence of explosives had been found in connection with the two Kanpur derailments, audio recovered from one of the suspects' cellphones suggested they were involved in them.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/kanpur-train-tragedy-audio-clips-recovered-from-suspects-phone-point-to-chatter-on-indore-patna-express-accident-3212664.html |title=Kanpur train tragedy: Audio clips recovered from suspect's phone point to 'chatter' on Indore-Patna Express accident |publisher=[[Firstpost]] |date=20 January 2017 }}</ref> Brij Kishore Giri, a [[Nepal]]ese suspected of being the men's handler, was arrested in Nepal, as was Shamsul Huda, suspected of masterminding the plot, after he had been deported from [[Dubai]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Bharti Jain |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isi-agent-shamshul-huda-mastermind-of-kanpur-train-derailment-arrested-in-nepal/articleshow/57014034.cms |title=ISI agent Shamshul Huda, mastermind of Kanpur train derailment, arrested in Nepal |newspaper=Times of India |date=7 February 2017 }}</ref>

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