It appears that a major controversy is likely to erupt once the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) tables a detailed report in the Andheri derailment case. Speculations are rife that the derailment — wherein seven coaches of a Churchgate-bound local went off the tracks near Parle biscuit factory — was the outcome of a broken axle.

The broken axle of one of seven derailed coaches. There are several theories floating about the accident, said an official