Midnapore: The West Bengal police have said that Maoist-backed organization People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has claimed responsibility for the Gyaneshwari Express accident.
"Two posters belonging to the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) have been found at the site," West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told NDTV.
"Preliminary reports say that the pin reel clips were opened there was sabotage," Singh added.
He also said that the driver of train said he heard an explosion before the train got derailed.
The top policeman had earlier said a section of the rail track was found missing. He had also said the area, which has a heavy Maoist influence, had been secured and the injured people were being taken to hospital in police vehicles and ambulances.
The police chief said it had taken time to rush rescue teams to the site as it was an isolated area. "As soon as the information was received by the police, help was rushed", he said.
Earlier, the state's Inspector General, Law and Order, Surajit Kar had also said it appeared to be a case of sabotage. He said a large number of people were still trapped in the derailed bogies that had been hit by the goods train. He said two of the bogies required "a lot of effort to bring out people."
He too had said fishplates had been removed. And also that two posters belonging to the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) had been found at the site.