Highlights 1 Railway probe to ascertain if maintenance work was being done without permission. The railways today indicated that negligence could be the reason behind the derailment of the Utkal Express, with a senior official saying a probe would ascertain if any maintenance work was being done on the tracks without permission. It was not "clear" what kind of work was going on at the site, said Mohd Jamshed, Member, Traffic, Railways. A probe will ascertain if work was being carried out on the tracks and if so, whether the rules had been followed. ALSO READ |'Train was running at 100kmph': 21 killed after Utkal Express derails in UP, rescue operations completedUtkal Express derailment LIVE: 23 dead, over 100 injured; rescue operations underwayAurangabad-Hyderabad passenger train derails in Karnataka, no casualties reportedALSO WATCH | Utkal Express derailment: Rescue operation complete, railway personnel restoring track

Source: India Today August 20, 2017 12:01 UTC