Maoists attack Patna-Dhanbad Intercity Express in Bihar, 3 killed
Patna/Jamui: Over 150 armed Maoists on Thursday carried out a daring attack on a Patna-bound train, killing three persons, and injuring five others in Bihar’s Naxal-affected Jamui district.
Police and railway officials said RPF jawan Sukhnath D Singh and a passenger were killed in the attack while Kumar Amit, a Patna-based Bihar Police sub-inspector, was found dead in an AC coach when the Dhanbad-Patna Inter-City Express reached Keul at Lakhisarai, ECR Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) Amitabh Prabhakar and Lakhisarai DSP Vijay Prasad said.
Two companies of CRPF have rushed to the spot to carry out a combing-cum-search operation against the Maoists, Jamui District Magistrate Shashikant Tiwari said.
The Maoists also detonated explosives to deter the security forces from chasing them, Tiwari said.
