Passenger train derails in Chhattisgarh; Naxal involvement suspected

One bogie and engine of a passenger train today got derailed at Chhattisgarh's Naxal-affected Dantewada district, police said.

The Kirandul-Vishakhapatnam passenger train got derailed at around 6am hours, 45 minutes after it left Kirandul railway station and was approaching Bhansi railway station, police officers said.

However, no casualties have been reported, they said.

Additional police force and relief train services rushed to the spot immediately after receiving information about the derailment, they said adding railway officials also reached the spot and repair work is on.

Goods train movement on the route has been affected due to the incident, they said.

Police officers said that slip, banner among others related to Naxals have not been recovered from the spot but are suspecting the involvement of the extremists in the incident.

Further investigations are on, police added.