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 Jamui (Bihar):To enforce 72-hour bandh, Maoists blew up railway
tracks near Rajla station on
Jhaja-Jasidih section of East Central Railway in Bihar's Jamui
district, officials said.
Several trains have already been cancelled on the route because of the 72-hour bandh called by the Naxals in four states -- Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal to protest the
proposed 'Operation Green Hunt' to be launched by Centre
against them.
The Naxals are protesting the joint police action in the four states.
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"About 40 Maoist guerrillas blew up the up and down
tracks late last night between Rajla and Narganjo railway
halts near Kahba bridge, affecting the movement of several
long-distance and local trains," Additional Director General
of Police (Headquarters) U S Dutt told.
A stretch of 2.5 feet of up line and five feet of down
line was damaged in the blast, railway sources said.
While jawans of GRP, RPF and local police have reached
the site, Divisional Railway Manager of Asansol D K Gaien has
also rushed to the spot to oversee the repair work, official
sources said.
The attack comes as the Prime Minister calls a meeting with the chief ministers to discuss internal security which includes Naxalism and terrorism in the country
Home Minister P Chidambaram is scheduled to visit West Bengal on February 9 to take stock of the security situation in the state
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Updated :
Sunday, 07 Feb 2010, 10:55 [IST] |
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