Ranchi: railway Jharkhand divisions on Sunday said they intensified patrolling on railway routes under their respective jurisdictions to detect and thwart any suspicious activities by CPI (Maoist) operatives between July 28 and August 3. Is.
The CPI (Maoist) observes Martyrdom Week every year between 28 July and 3 August in memory of their comrades who have been martyred and attempted attacks against security personnel and key government installations. The station master of Chaura railway station in Jamui district of Bihar was held hostage by Maoist operatives for a few hours on the intervening night of July 30 and July 31. Rail traffic on the Jamui-Jhajha rail section was affected for several hours due to this incident.
“Patrols of RPF personnel have been intensified on railway routes. We have also established close coordination with Jharkhand Police and are conducting joint security patrols to thwart any such incident. A senior official of Chakradhapur Railway Division of South Eastern Railway said that RPF personnel are also on board in major express trains passing through our jurisdiction.
The official said that special attention has been given to Chakradharpur-Manoharpur-Goelkera road.
“It is a routine protocol to enhance security monitoring of railway routes during the Martyrs Week, which is observed every year by the Maoists at this time. We are working closely with the state police this year also.
The CPI (Maoist) observes Martyrdom Week every year between 28 July and 3 August in memory of their comrades who have been martyred and attempted attacks against security personnel and key government installations. The station master of Chaura railway station in Jamui district of Bihar was held hostage by Maoist operatives for a few hours on the intervening night of July 30 and July 31. Rail traffic on the Jamui-Jhajha rail section was affected for several hours due to this incident.
“Patrols of RPF personnel have been intensified on railway routes. We have also established close coordination with Jharkhand Police and are conducting joint security patrols to thwart any such incident. A senior official of Chakradhapur Railway Division of South Eastern Railway said that RPF personnel are also on board in major express trains passing through our jurisdiction.
The official said that special attention has been given to Chakradharpur-Manoharpur-Goelkera road.
“It is a routine protocol to enhance security monitoring of railway routes during the Martyrs Week, which is observed every year by the Maoists at this time. We are working closely with the state police this year also.
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