[3] On 13 January 2022, at 16:55 IST, 12[5][7] of the 18 coaches[8] of the Bikaner–Guwahati Express derailed near Maynaguri in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India.

[5] An accident relief train with paramedic staff was sent to the site, according to a North East Frontier Railway spokesperson.

[11] According to Railway minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, initial probe of the incident pointed towards a technical glitch in the locomotive of the train.

[14] Five days later, a team of inspectors from the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) of West Bengal were deployed at the scene.

The team along with Soma Das Mitra, the deputy inspector general (railways) of the state police also interviewed the train driver.

It also stated that these 'missing link loco' undergo maintenance at locations without proper infrastructure and these 'ghost inspections' were a matter of concern for the Indian Railways.