Ranchi/Gaya, March 23: Maoists killed a policeman in Jharkand and triggered two explosions in Orissa early today just hours after they targeted a Rajdhani express blasting the rail tracks in Bihar in which the passengers had a miraculous escape after ten coaches derailed.
As their 48-hour bandh entered the second day today, the Maoists stepped up violence leading to disruption of rail services and cancellation of several trains. There was no casualty or injury in the incident involving Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express late last night.
A policeman was gunned down by the Maoists in Jharkhand’s Sareikela-Kharsawan district after they fired indiscriminately on a police patrolling team near Chouka police station around 1.30 am. He was identified as Kalicharan Bodra.
Suspected Naxalites also abducted four traders in Bokaro district.
–PTI