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Dual-Stage Maoist IED Blasts Kill Railway Key Man on Odisha-Jharkhand Border

Track repairs remain suspended pending RPF clearance, with reinforced patrols in response to the twin blast.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed deep grief over the tragic death of Etwa Oram and extended condolences to the bereaved family.
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Overview

  • Itua Oram, a South Eastern Railway key man, was killed and colleague Budhram Munda was injured when an IED detonated on the Karampada–Renjda loop line near the Odisha–Jharkhand border.
  • A second device exploded around 9:30 am as an RPF patrol inspected the initial blast site, illustrating the group’s two-stage tactic during its ’Shahid Saptah’ observance.
  • Sundargarh district police and Railway Protection Force teams have launched a joint investigation and secured the area for bomb disposal and forensic analysis.
  • Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a ₹10 lakh ex-gratia payment to Oram’s family from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
  • Additional RPF and CRPF units have been deployed along the Saranda forest corridor while authorities await security clearance to resume track repairs.