Naxals blow up railway track in Jharkhand's Chaibasa

Chaibasa police swung into action for restoration work after Naxals blew up the railway track between Sonua & Chakradharpur on late Sunday night. Police said that the traffic has been restored on other tracks.

Chaibasa: Naxals blew up railway track in Jharkhand's Chaibasa in the wee hours of Sunday. Police said that restoration work on the Sonua-Chakradharpur route has been completed jointly by district police, bomb Detection & Disposal Squad, RPF & railway trackmen.

The Naxals also put up banners and hoardings claiming that there will be a Bharat Bandh in view of the farmers' protest.

Naxals blow up railway track in Jharkhand's Chaibasa

The Naxals had called for a Bharat Band on April 26 in Chakradharpur Anumandal under Toklo police station limits.

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The action by the Naxals halted the rail traffic for about an hour. The operation of several passenger trains like Howrah-Ahmedabad Express, Tata-Alleppey Express, Ahmedabad Express was halted.

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"Naxals blew up a railway track b/w Sonua & Chakradharpur last night between 2-3 am. Anti-sabotage check done & restoration work completed jointly by dist police, Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad, RPF & railway trackmen. Traffic restored on other tracks," Chaibasa SP said.

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With ANI inputs