India: Maoist Rebels Blamed for Train Disaster, Vow Safe Passage

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | June 2nd, 2010 | Trackback

A train wreck that killed at least 148 people May 28 in West Bengal was blamed on Maoist rebels known as Naxalites, but the Maoists claimed they had nothing to do with the sabotage and would guarantee safe passage of any trains through areas where they are active. Police, however, said they had evidence that the Maoists were behind the attack on the Kolkata-Mumbai express. Railway officials canceled night trains in central and eastern regions of the country where the Maoists are active, and rescheduled services in the east to ensure they passed through rebel areas in daylight.

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