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| Five Killed After Rajdhani Express |
| Five Killed After Rajdhani Express Derails in Bihar; Sabotage, Say Some Officials
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| INDIA
, 25-June-2014
2:34:51 AM |
| A passenger train headed from New Delhi to Assam derailed early this morning in Bihar, killing five people.
Initially, officials said an explosion on the tracks may have caused the accident, which left 12 carriages of the Rajdhani Express toppled over near the Chapra station, 75 kilometres from the state capital of Patna. (See pics)
"Prima facie, it appears to be a case of sabotage," Railway Board chairman Arunendra Kumar told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency. "There was a blast on the track, which could have caused the derailment."
But Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda said there was no confirmation about what caused the derailment. Maoist rebels had earlier called for a strike in the area to protest against the security forces.
"As far as the Rajdhani Express is concerned, we practically don't have much news about the cause of derailment (but) of course there was a bandh (shutdown) call given by Maoists," he told reporters.
Officials acknowledged that a mandatory precaution had been ignored. In areas where the Naxals are active, popular passenger trains like Shatabdi and the Rajdhani Express are meant to be preceded by "a pilot engine" which checks that the tracks are safe.
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