Maoists blow up rail track

May 12, 2011 01:15 pm | Updated May 13, 2011 02:49 am IST - Bokaro

Maoists blew up a rail track in Jharkhand's Bokaro district early on Thusday, police said.

Track damaged

“On Thursday, while enforcing a daylong shutdown, Maoists blasted a railway track between the Gomia and Dumri railway stations in Bokaro district.

The track between Yogeshwar and Chenpur line was damaged following the blast,” Superintendent of Police Saket Singh told The Hindu .

“One meter of the railway track was damaged. As a result, railway services were disrupted for more than six hours. We have fixed the damage and service has resumed, said Mr. Singh.

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