Railway employees recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from a railway station in Latehar district in Jharkhand on Friday night, in an apparent bid by Maoists to blow up an express train.
The IED was detected near the track between Chhipadohar and Barwadih railway stations in Latehar district around 11.00 pm on Friday.
Officials said the timely recovery of the IED averted a major railway mishap as Delhi-bound Tata-Muri Hatia Jammu Tawi Express train (18101) crossed the railway track near Ukkamarh village within 20 minutes after the recovery.
The CPI (Maoists) abortive bid coincided with their weeklong celebration of the raising of People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLG) that began on December 2. Read More…
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