Maoists blow up track, 8 bogies of passenger train derail
The badly damaged bogies were believed to be carrying CRPF personnel.
By PTI |
RANCHI: Maoists tonight blew up a portion of rail track causing derailment of eight bogies of Tata-Bilaspur passenger train near Ghaghra Halt in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district.
The blast occurred at 9:15 pm shortly after a pilot engine passed.
"Maoists blew up a portion of the railway track which caused the derailment. Three bogies have been badly damaged," Railway minister Mamata Banerjee told media from Delhi.
"I am monitoring the situation and have asked senior railway officials to rush to the spot," she said.
The three badly damaged bogies were believed to be carrying CRPF personnel.
"The derailment followed a blast which damaged the rail track," Superintended of Police (Railway) Amil B Homkar said adding the number of casualty or injury could not be ascertained.
The blast occurred at 9:15 pm shortly after a pilot engine passed.
"Maoists blew up a portion of the railway track which caused the derailment. Three bogies have been badly damaged," Railway minister Mamata Banerjee told media from Delhi.
"I am monitoring the situation and have asked senior railway officials to rush to the spot," she said.
The three badly damaged bogies were believed to be carrying CRPF personnel.
"The derailment followed a blast which damaged the rail track," Superintended of Police (Railway) Amil B Homkar said adding the number of casualty or injury could not be ascertained.
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