Three locomotives derail in Chhattisgarh; Maoist involvement suspected
The Hindu
Banner about the Central India bandh was seen on the engine
A goods train carrying iron ore, from Bacheli to Visakhapatnam, derailed between Kamalur and Bhansi in Chhattisgarh, under Waltair Division of East Coast Railway, due to suspected sabotage of the railway track, on Friday night.
Three locomotives of the goods train and nineteen wagons derailed. It’s a single line electrified territory, full of curves and ghats. Operations will remain paralysed and loading at the Bacheli-Kirandul points will remain suspended till restoration was completed, said Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy.
An Accident Relief Train (ART) was rushed to the derailment spot from Kirandul. Railway officials from Kirandul reached along with the ART. A banner was seen on the loco about the Central India bandh on November 27 declared by the banned CPI (Maoists) and some pamphlets about the bandh were also found at the spot.