Rail divisions across the state have been alerted on threat to trains during the Naxal called 48-hour bandh, which began midnight, in five states including Jharkhand. “We have been asked to be on alert by our higher authorities following information of threat to trains,” Divisional Rail Manager of the Dhanbad Rail Division, A S Upadhaya told PTI over phone.
Asked about a local TV news report that there was also a threat by Jaish-e-Mohammad targeting Gujarat-bound trains, he said, "it's a general alert.”
