(a) the details of incidents of sabotage or attacks by Maoists/Naxalites on running
trains during each of the last three years and the current year and the number of persons
killed/injured in each of these incidents, zone-wise;
(b) the amount of ex-gratia announced and paid to the victims in each of the above
incidents; and
(c) the measures taken/being taken by the Railways to prevent such incidents in future?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY )
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 838 BY SHRI HARI
MANJHI, SHRI YASHVIR SINGH, SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO, SHRI RAMESH BAIS, SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR AND
SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 08.08.2013 REGARDING NAXAL ATTACK
ON TRAINS.
(a) and (b): The number of incidents of sabotage or attacks by Maoists/ Naxalites on running
trains reported, number of persons killed / injured during the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
(Upto June) and amount of ex-gratia announced and paid to the victims are Appended.
(c): Policing on Railways is a State Subject and the prevention of crime, registration of
cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on
running trains are, therefore, the statutory responsibility of the State Governments, which
they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP) of the States concerned. As such, the
cases of crime on Railways are reported to, registered and investigated by the Govt. Railway
Police. However, Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP by deploying
their staff for escorting of important trains in affected areas and access control duties at
important and sensitive stations.
Regular co-ordination is being maintained with the State Governments concerned and intelligence
inputs are shared with Intelligence Bureau, Government Railway Police/ Local Police from time
to time.
Security arrangements in naxal affected areas have been augmented by increasing the strength of
train escorting parties. The train escort parties are equipped with sophisticated weapons,
sufficient ammunition, bullet proof jackets, walkie-talkies, dragon search lights etc.
Additional deployment of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) is being made by the concerned
State Governments in Railway as well as civil areas in naxal affected sections.