Jharkhand: Maoists blow up railway tracks, train movement hit
Suspected Maoists blew up railway tracks in Giridih district of Jharkhand, paralyzing train movement for over five hours, a railway official said. Two night patrol staff members were hardly 20 meters away from the spot when the bomb exploded on the track. They immediately alerted the Assistant Station Master (ASM) of Chaudhary Bandh, the Dhanbad Rail Division Manager (DRM), Anil Kumar Mishra said.
13 trains diverted due to the blast: Dhanbad DRM
The incident took place at 10"45 pm on Monday between Chaudhary Bandh station and Chengaro halt under Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur zone. Eight express trains were stopped at various stations on Monday night and 13 trains diverted due to the blast, Mishra said. Tracks were opened again at 3:15 am and 3:30 am respectively.
