Sixty-five passengers in a Maharashtra-bound express train was killed near the beginning today and 200 wounded in a Maoist attack that led to the derailment of 13 coaches who were hit by a freight train coming from the opposite way.
The bodies of the passengers were detached from the distorted remains of the critical bus from Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Deluxe Express and offended taken out using gas shears, a South Eastern Railway orator.
"65 bodies have been found. The toll could go up," West Bengal Home desk Samar Ghosh said.
The incident happen at 1:30 when the train ran between Khemasoli and Sardiya stations, about 135 km from here, "said South Eastern Railway officials.
In Kolkata, Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Surojit Karpurokayastha said that according to preliminary exploration, fish plates were found removed the derailment site.
Before, said the railway minister Mamata Banerjee of the derailment followed an explosion it seems that triggered by the Maoists are observing a "black week.
"We have a supposed Maoist hand behind the bang, 'member (Traffic) Railway board Vivek Sahai said.
He said the driver of the train heard a loud bang and then the train derails. A railroad examines the track, was counterfeit, "he said.
Five of the 13 derailed coaches fell on an adjacent track and was struck by a freight train coming from opposite way, Additional manager of Police, Jhargram, Mukesh Kumar said.
Indian Air Force helicopters were pressed into service on the stage in its place of Airlift some of the wounded to hospitals.
Banerjee, who reach the accident site, said a motor patrol had passed from side to side the area for half an hour earlier, but the time of the bang proved disastrous with a portion of the line is blow away.
She announce a recompense of Rs5 lakh for the relatives of each dead and Rs one lakh for the upset.
This is the second Maoist attack on civilians this month. Naxals had blown up a inhabitant bus in Dantewada region of Chhattisgarh, May 17, killing at least 36 people, including 12 particular police force.
The Maoist menace continues, while the federal government ‘reviews’ its strategy and Home Minister P. Chidambaram makes requests for “wider powers.” All this to combat what the PM has termed “the biggest threat to the country’s internal security.” Meanwhile, what can we, as citizens of India, do to improve the situation? What is legally in our power? I have been pondering on this and would love to hear your thoughts. http://www.lawisgreek.com/time-to-derail-the-maoist-attack/
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