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Maoists blow up railway track in Jharkhand

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IANS Ranchi

Maoist guerrillas protesting against "police atrocities" blew up a section of railway track in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred between Jogeshwar Bihar and Tilaya stations, around 140 km from here, on Sunday night.

Maoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts in the state.

--IANS

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First Published: Oct 10 2016 | 12:38 PM IST

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