Rajdhani Mishap:Railways suspects sabotage by Maoists

Moreover, the place where the train derailed was not a secluded place but in a town which witnesses regular railway traffic. Hence any attempt of planting bombs or other activities of the Maoists could have been easily spotted, the DM said. Kumar also said the casualty would have been higher, if it was an act of sabotage. Saran Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh also ruled out Maoist hand in the incident.Maoists ultras had given a two-day bandh call in old Tirhut division comprising districts of Saran, Gopalganj and Siwan starting midnight last night. Stranded passengers have been sent to Hajipur, headquarter of ECR, by a special train from where they would be sent on their onward journey, ECR CPRO said.