Maoists Blow up Railway Tracks in Jharkhand
On the third day of the 72-hour shutdown called by them, Maoists blew up a stretch of railway track in Giridih district of Jharkhand in the wee hours on Tuesday, reported CNN-IBN citing police.
Superintendent of Police Ravi Kant Dhan said that tracks under Nimiaghat police station in the district were blown up, said report.
“Trains on this section have been stopped on both up and down lines,” Parasnath station superintendent Mrutinjaya Kumar was quoted as saying.
He also said that a couple of deafening explosions were heard around 2 am (IST)
On Sunday, Maoist rebels gave a 72-hour shutdown call in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh in protest against all-out offensive against them by the Centre.
On Sunday, the Naxals blew up railway tracks in Orissa and Bihar on the second day of their 72-hour bandh.
