Railway officials allegedly abducted by Maoists

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Eastern railway sources here said the station master and the porter were abducted at around 1030 hours allegedly by a group of Maoists.

Giving details, Jamalpur's Railway Police Superintendent Amitabh Das said the Maoists abducted station master Vijay Kumar and porter Dukhan Mahto at gunpoint.

The Maoists kidnapped the railwaymen apparently to teach them a lesson for defying their bandh call, Das said.u00a0

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