Naxals blast rly track, station

Railway sources said heavily armed rebels raided the halt during the wee hours. The building at the halt was blown up using dynamites after taking the railway staff hostage.

The Naxals also blew up a portion of the railway track. No one was, however, hurt in the incident. Three railway employees taken hostage were released later without any harm. Train services on the grand chord section between Mughalsarai and Gaya were stopped today and routes of important trains were diverted.

Railway sources said that repair work on the damaged track had been taken up and movement of trains would be normal from tomorrow.

Though no other untoward incident has been reported during the bandh, normal life was affected in rural areas of the region.