Station burned down, bombs found on track

Three live bombs were found on railway tracks near Biramdih station, 55 km from here, which the Maoists burnt down early on Wednesday as part of their two-day economic blockade. Securitymen spotted the bombs on the up and down tracks within a kilometre from Biramdih station, South Eastern Railway sources said.

The signalling system of the station was destroyed by the fire, affecting train movement in Purulia-Chandil section of Adra division.

Bomb disposal squad personnel had left from Kolkata to diffuse the bombs, which were probably planted targeting Chennai-Guwahati Express and Delhi-Bhubaneswar Sampark Kranti superfast train, the sources said. The trains were diverted through Kotshila and Tatanagar while a few local trains were cancelled.