Overview

• The victim was identified as Itua Oram, a ‘key man’ responsible for track safety on the Karampada–Renjda loop line in Sundargarh district.
• Police recovered Maoist posters at the secondary line blast site and suspect the attack was timed to coincide with the group’s Shaheed Saptah observance.
• The explosion caused only minor track damage and did not affect passenger train movements since the route is reserved for non-passenger services.
• Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced a Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia payment to Oram’s family from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
• Repairs by the South Eastern Railway are slated to begin once local police grant the necessary security clearance.