Assam: Train services affected following protest against army raids
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Guwahati, Jan 31 (PTI) Train services were affected for nearly seven hours in Upper Assam's Dibrugarh district today when local people blocked railway tracks in protest against alleged army raids in some parts of the district.
The agitators were protesting against alleged army operations in Mohkorah and Karuapathar villages, gherao of ULFA Commander in Chief Paresh Barua's native village Jeraigaon and youths being picked up from these villages.
North Eastern Frontier Railway spokesman told PTI that the protestors blocked railway tracks between Chabua and Panitola stations from 1000 hrs to 1650 hrs halting 906 DN Ledo to Dibrugarh Passenger train in transit.
5960 DN Kamrup Express between Dibrugarh and Kolkata was delayed by 1 hr 10 minutes leaving Dibrugarh at 1710 hrs while other trains scheduled to leave later were not affected.
The blockade was lifted
after senior civil and police officials from the district headquarters rushed to the spot.
Official sources said the raids conducted by security forces were of routine nature following tip-off received that some ULFA ultras had taken shelter in the villages and were planning to strike.
An ULFA cadre was killed in an encounter with security forces in Tengakhat area while others were picked up for interrogation yesterday, the sources added.
Defence sources, however, refused to comment on the raids. PTI
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