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Maoists attack rail station
About 50 armed Maoists on Sunday blew up a rail engine into pieces.
RAIPUR: About 50 armed Maoists on Sunday blew up a rail engine into pieces.
But their attempt to explode a tiffin bomb at Bhansi station in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh failed as the explosive could not be ignited because of faulty wire connection.
The impact of the blast was so strong that the station building was damaged.
Police said before retreating to the jungle after planting the bomb at the station, the Maoists abducted six railway employees including assistant station master A Murty, engine driver Hira, his assistant H Dutta and guard Ajit Pratap Singh.
The blast was so powerful that pieces of the engine were scattered in an area of 200 sq m and the walls of the station developed cracks. DGP O P Rathod described the incident as an "act of madness".
He said rail traffic on Kirandul-Waltair section was disrupted. Sources said though the tracks were intact, the power line was badly damaged.
Police said Maoists wanted to stop the export of iron ore from Bailadila mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation.
When the rebels struck, the engine was waiting for signal to chug for Kirandul to carry a rake of iron ore for Vishakhapatnam.
But their attempt to explode a tiffin bomb at Bhansi station in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh failed as the explosive could not be ignited because of faulty wire connection.
The impact of the blast was so strong that the station building was damaged.
Police said before retreating to the jungle after planting the bomb at the station, the Maoists abducted six railway employees including assistant station master A Murty, engine driver Hira, his assistant H Dutta and guard Ajit Pratap Singh.
However, they were later released, the police said.
The blast was so powerful that pieces of the engine were scattered in an area of 200 sq m and the walls of the station developed cracks. DGP O P Rathod described the incident as an "act of madness".
He said rail traffic on Kirandul-Waltair section was disrupted. Sources said though the tracks were intact, the power line was badly damaged.
Police said Maoists wanted to stop the export of iron ore from Bailadila mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation.
When the rebels struck, the engine was waiting for signal to chug for Kirandul to carry a rake of iron ore for Vishakhapatnam.
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