Maoists blow up railway track in Jharkhand, Bihar

April 06, 2013 23:47

Maoists blew up railway tracks in Latehar district of Jharkhand and Vaishali district of Bihar on Saturday, the first day of a two-day Jharkhand-Bihar bandh called by them.

Maoists blew up a stretch of railway track between Chhipadohar and Barwadih railway stations in Latehar district, railway sources said.

"The track has been blown up between Chhipadohar and Barwadih railway stations. Rajdhani Express is at Kumandih railway station in Latehar district," Divisional Commander of the Railway Protection Force Shashi Kumar told PTI over phone.

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