In Bihar Maoist blew up rail track in Jamui district of the state in wee hours on Tuesday. The incident occurred in between Narganjo and Ghorparans stations of East- Central railway.<br/><br/>AIR Patna Correspondent reports that movement of trains on Patna -Howrah section has been stopped following blowing up of railway track. A number of trains have been stranded at several stations.<br/><br/>Maoists also ransacked Narganjo stations and beat up railway employees. Cableman of the station was made hostage. Communication system of the station has been disrupted.<br/><br/>Fear stricken Railway officials ranaway to safety. A massive combing operation is on to nab the Maoists.<br/><br/>In Jharkhand also, Maoists blew up a stretch of railway track in Giridih district in the wee hours on Tuesday.<br/><br/>The police said that the tracks have been blown up under Nimiaghat police station in the district. Parasnath station superintendent said Trains on the section have been stopped on both up and down lines.<br/><br/>Maoists had on Sunday called a 72-hour bandh in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh to protest the proposed all-out offensive against them by the Centre.
News On AIR | February 9, 2010 8:55 AM
Maoist blow up rail tracks in Bihar, Jharkhand