Kolkata/ New Delhi: Two police forces have filed contradictory complaints for the hijacking of a train by alleged Maoist supporters on Wednesday.
The Railway Police’s FIR states that the New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was blocked by unknown persons. It doesn't mention the fact that an entire train was held hostage and hundreds of passengers were held up.
The most startling omission in the Railway Police’s FIR is that there are no names, though Maoist leaders Kishenji, Santosh Patra and Asit Mahato were speaking about their demands TV news channels.
Several other known Maoists were leading the operation to block the train but none of them have been named either.
Strangely, the FIR filed by the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) blames the People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) for the train hijacking.
The Maoist-backed PCAPA on Tuesday allegedly held up the Rajdhani Express for more than four hours at Banstala Halt near West Midnapore's Jhargram station.
The over 500-PCAPA members squatted on the tracks and forced out the train's drivers at the halt station near the Antapani jungle.
After several tension-filled hours, which saw a police team proceeding to the spot ambushed by the Left wing rebels, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and state policemen finally took over the train.
None of the passengers was injured. The train reached New Delhi on Wednesday night, almost seven hours late.
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