The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested three railways officials in connection with the horrific Odisha triple train crash on June 2 in which over 290 people lost their lives.

The arrested railways employees have been identified as Arun Kumar Mahanta, senior section engineer; Mohammad Amir Khan, section engineer; and technician Pappu Kumar, all posted in Balasore district.

The CBI said that the accused have been arrested under sections 304 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code for “their action which led to the incident”.

The two sections related to culpable homicide and destruction of evidence have been added by the CBI in its case now after a month-long investigation.