Maoists blow up railway tracks in Jharkhand
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Oct 16: Maoists blew up railway tracks in Jharkhand's Giridih district, paralysing movement of trains for over five hours, a railway official said on Tuesday.
The incident took place at 10.45 pm on Monday between Chaudhary Bandh station and Chengaro halt under Dhanbad Rail Division of the East Central Railway (ECR), Hajipur zone.
Two night patrol staff members were hardly 20 metres away from the spot when the bomb exploded on the track. They immediately alerted the Assistant Station Master (ASM) of Chaudhary Bandh, Rajeev Kumar, the DRM said.
About one metre-long track was damaged in the explosion, he said.
Eight express trains were stopped at various stations on Monday night and 13 trains diverted due to the blast, Dhanbad Rail Division Manager (DRM) Anil Kumar Mishra said.
He said both up and down tracks were opened for trains at 3.15 am and 3.30 am respectively.
Mishra said patrolling was intensified following a two-day (October 16 and 17) bandh call given by the CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand and Bihar.
The bandh call was given to protest the death sentence awarded to two Maoists by a Dumka court last month for killing six policemen in July 2013.
Mishra said the ASM and the two line men will be felicitated by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Wednesday in New Delhi for their alertness.
The three have left for the national capital, he said.
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Bengaluru: Man held for illegal sale of IPL match tickets
Bengaluru (PTI): A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly illegally selling IPL match tickets at inflated prices outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, police said on Friday.
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) made the arrest following a tip-off during the April 15 match between RCB and LSG that tickets were being sold illegally at higher rates, they said.
Police identified the accused as Chandrashekar P, a Bengaluru resident who was working with a catering service at the stadium.
During questioning, it was found that he was reselling match tickets in black.
According to police, investigations showed that for the April 15 match, 100 tickets were bought using the names of two companies and then sold at higher prices.
In a similar case during the March 28 RCB vs CSK match, 81 tickets worth Rs 6.6 lakh were purchased under one company's name and resold at inflated rates.
Police said that during the 2026 IPL season, the accused bought 181 tickets worth Rs 17.52 lakh through a portal and sold them illegally.
The accused has been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway to identify others involved in the racket, they added.
