Jnaneshwari Express

• Another arrest in Jnaneshwari train sabotage case

  A second arrest has been made in the Jnaneshwari train sabotage case.  Manoj Mahato, secretary of the PCPA, the outfit that spearheaded the anti-police movement in the Lalgarh area of West Bengal, has been arrested in West Midnapore. The CRPF claims he was nabbed from a hideout at Madhupurkhal village early on Saturday morning. However, his fa...

• Jnaneshwari Express case: CBI arrests two more

  The CBI that's probing into the Jnaneshwari train disaster case has arrested two accused who were on the run. The two accused, both residents of Jhargram in West Bengal carried a reward of Rs 50,000 each. With this, the total number of arrests in the case has gone up to 12. The two will be produced in court on Monday. 140 people had died and many o...

• Bengal train attack: Maoist leader Bapi Mahato arrested

  Police have arrested Maoist leader Bapi Mahato, the main accused in the Jnaneshwari Express train attack in which over 148 people were killed.A section of the track was removed, a train headed to Mumbai derailed in Jhargram in West Midnapore, and was then hit by another train on May 28. This is the fourth arrest in the case. The Central Bureau...

• CBI takes over Jnaneshwari Express derailment probe

  The CBI on Wednesday took over investigation into the Jnaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal by registering a case in connection with the May 28 rail disaster that had claimed 148 lives."The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation into the incident and has registered a case," CBI spokesperson Harsh Bhal said.Th...