<p>Over a dozen armed women cadre were among the over 150 Maoists who carried out a daring attack on a Patna-bound train that left three persons dead in Jamui district of Bihar.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There were some women cadre also in the Maoist contingent that attacked the train yesterday," Additional Director General of Police(ADG), Law and Order S K Bhardwaj told PTI.<br /><br />Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of East Central Railway Amitabh Prabhakar said as per information provided by the police, women Maoists were part of the attackers.<br /><br />Jamui police said that a group of women, comprising around 15-20 cadre, were part of the attackers on Dhanbad-Patna Inter-City Express that was raided by the Maoists between Jamui and Bhalui station.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a report from Lakhisarai district said that that five injured admitted to sadar hospital were out of danger.<br /><br />Prabhakar said that train services were normal in the section that falls under Danapur Division of the ECR.<br /><br />Police said that extra security arrangements have been made in the area.<br /><br />Combing operation has been going on against Maoists in the nearby forest by a joint team of CRPF, Bihar Police and Government Rail Police (GRP).<br /><br />Recalling the nightmare, some of the passengers said they hid under the berth to escape being hit by the firing by Maoists. Many of them took shelter in the toilet.<br />They said the Maoists raided some bogies and looted belongings of the passengers before walking away to the nearby forest.<br /><br />Around 150 Maoists forcibly stopped the train near Kunder Halt between Jamui and Mananpur railway stations, about 170 km from Patna, at 1320 hours and fired indiscriminately for about half-an-hour on the train and its passengers.<br /><br />The Maoists also looted weapons from two RPF personnel.</p>
<p>Over a dozen armed women cadre were among the over 150 Maoists who carried out a daring attack on a Patna-bound train that left three persons dead in Jamui district of Bihar.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"There were some women cadre also in the Maoist contingent that attacked the train yesterday," Additional Director General of Police(ADG), Law and Order S K Bhardwaj told PTI.<br /><br />Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of East Central Railway Amitabh Prabhakar said as per information provided by the police, women Maoists were part of the attackers.<br /><br />Jamui police said that a group of women, comprising around 15-20 cadre, were part of the attackers on Dhanbad-Patna Inter-City Express that was raided by the Maoists between Jamui and Bhalui station.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a report from Lakhisarai district said that that five injured admitted to sadar hospital were out of danger.<br /><br />Prabhakar said that train services were normal in the section that falls under Danapur Division of the ECR.<br /><br />Police said that extra security arrangements have been made in the area.<br /><br />Combing operation has been going on against Maoists in the nearby forest by a joint team of CRPF, Bihar Police and Government Rail Police (GRP).<br /><br />Recalling the nightmare, some of the passengers said they hid under the berth to escape being hit by the firing by Maoists. Many of them took shelter in the toilet.<br />They said the Maoists raided some bogies and looted belongings of the passengers before walking away to the nearby forest.<br /><br />Around 150 Maoists forcibly stopped the train near Kunder Halt between Jamui and Mananpur railway stations, about 170 km from Patna, at 1320 hours and fired indiscriminately for about half-an-hour on the train and its passengers.<br /><br />The Maoists also looted weapons from two RPF personnel.</p>