Patna, March 23 (IANS) A train derailed after suspected Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar's Gaya district, police said Tuesday. No injuries have been reported.
The incident occurred late Monday.
According to police sources, eight wagons, including the engine, of the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani express derailed between Paraiya and Kastha railway station in Gaya-Mughalsarai section of East Central Railways, about 100 km from here.
"Eight bogies, including the engine, were derailed after Maoists blew up three to four feet of railway track during their 48 hour shutdown in seven states to protest against operation Green Hunt," railway inspector general S.K. Bhardawaj told IANS over the phone from the accident site.
Repair and restoration work is underway, railway sources said.
A medical and engineering team are camping at the derailment site, sources added.