<p>Around 500 CRPF and CoBRA personnel engaged in anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district were the first to reach the site where a Maharashtra-bound express train derailed early on Friday after sabotage on the tracks.<br /><br />A CRPF spokesman told reporters that personnel of the 165 CRPF battalion posted at Maoist-affected Manikpara, close to the accident spot, arrived at 2 am and were the first rescuers on the scene. The incident took place around 1.30 am.<br /><br />The spokesman said they were soon joined by personnel of the 184 battalion and six CoBRA (Combat Battalion for Resolute Action) teams.</p>
<p>Around 500 CRPF and CoBRA personnel engaged in anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district were the first to reach the site where a Maharashtra-bound express train derailed early on Friday after sabotage on the tracks.<br /><br />A CRPF spokesman told reporters that personnel of the 165 CRPF battalion posted at Maoist-affected Manikpara, close to the accident spot, arrived at 2 am and were the first rescuers on the scene. The incident took place around 1.30 am.<br /><br />The spokesman said they were soon joined by personnel of the 184 battalion and six CoBRA (Combat Battalion for Resolute Action) teams.</p>