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Maoists Blow Up A Part Of Howrah-Mumbai Railway Line, Disruption Done In Support Of Farmers' Agitation

Swarajya StaffApr 28, 2021, 11:47 AM | Updated 11:47 AM IST

Naxals 
in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh

Naxals in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh


Members of CPI (Maoist) have targeted a railway track to disrupt the movement of trains in the midst of the worsening Covid-19 situation. They blew up about a metre of railway track on the Howrah-Mumbai main line between Sonua and Lotapahar stations.

These stations fall under Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway (SER) in West Singhbhum district. The blowing of the railway track was done in the wee hours of Monday, reportedly.

Maoists had given a call for Bharat Bandh on 26 April against the farm laws. The Bandh was in favour of the farmers protests. The IED weighed around 20-25 kg and damaged around 3.5 feet of the rail track. This was done towards a sabotage.


Manish Kumar Pathak, senior divisional commercial manager (Sr DCM), Chakradharpur division of SER, is quoted as saying: “Around 2.15 am Monday, Station Manager of Sonua received information that in between Lotapahar and Sonua stations at km 322/19-23 Loco Pilot of N BOST/KAV (Goods Train) found heavy jerk on Up line. Following this, all movement in the Rourkela-Chakradharpur section is being immediately stopped and eight mail express/passengers trains and several goods trains are controlled at different stations as a security measure.”

Restoration work was immediately started after getting security clearance, Pathak added.

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