A section of railway lines operated by NTPC has been blown up in Sahibganj in Jharkhand

A section of a railway line operated by NTPC for transporting coal was blown up in Jharkhand’s Sahibganj district, police said on Wednesday. The incident happened around midnight near Ranga village in Barhet police station area, they said.

“We have started an investigation,” Sahibganj Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Singh told PTI.

Criminal gangs are suspected of involvement in the incident, he said.

“The line is not part of the Indian Railways network. It is operated by the NTPC for transportation of coal from Godda’s Lalmatia to Farakka power station in West Bengal,” he said.

About 170 inches of the track was blown up by the explosion, police said.