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    The Gyaneswari Express derailment in May 2010 in West Bengal, India killed at least 141 people when saboteurs removed a section of railway track, causing a passenger train to derail into the path of an oncoming goods train. Officials disputed whether Maoist rebels or a bomb caused the damage, while the rebels claimed responsibility. Rescue efforts involved helicopters, military cadets, and a medical train to recover victims and survivors from the wreckage. The government compensated victims' families, with the railway minister offering Rs. 5 lakh for each death and Rs. 1 lakh for injuries and the prime minister announcing Rs. 2 lakh for each death and Rs. 50,000 for injuries

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    The Gyaneswari Express derailment in May 2010 in West Bengal, India killed at least 141 people when saboteurs removed a section of railway track, causing a passenger train to derail into the path of an oncoming goods train. Officials disputed whether Maoist rebels or a bomb caused the damage, while the rebels claimed responsibility. Rescue efforts involved helicopters, military cadets, and a medical train to recover victims and survivors from the wreckage. The government compensated victims' families, with the railway minister offering Rs. 5 lakh for each death and Rs. 1 lakh for injuries and the prime minister announcing Rs. 2 lakh for each death and Rs. 50,000 for injuries

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    The Gyaneswari Express derailment in May 2010 in West Bengal, India killed at least 141 people when saboteurs removed a section of railway track, causing a passenger train to derail into the path of an oncoming goods train. Officials disputed whether Maoist rebels or a bomb caused the damage, while the rebels claimed responsibility. Rescue efforts involved helicopters, military cadets, and a medical train to recover victims and survivors from the wreckage. The government compensated victims' families, with the railway minister offering Rs. 5 lakh for each death and Rs. 1 lakh for injuries and the prime minister announcing Rs. 2 lakh for each death and Rs. 50,000 for injuries

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    The Gyaneswari Express derailment in May 2010 in West Bengal, India killed at least 141 people when saboteurs removed a section of railway track, causing a passenger train to derail into the path of an oncoming goods train. Officials disputed whether Maoist rebels or a bomb caused the damage, while the rebels claimed responsibility. Rescue efforts involved helicopters, military cadets, and a medical train to recover victims and survivors from the wreckage. The government compensated victims' families, with the railway minister offering Rs. 5 lakh for each death and Rs. 1 lakh for injuries and the prime minister announcing Rs. 2 lakh for each death and Rs. 50,000 for injuries

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    Gyanweshari Express Derailment

    The Gyaneswari Express derailment occurred on 28 May 2010 in the West Midnapore district
    of West Bengal, India. It was disputed as to whether sabotage or a bomb caused damage on the
    railway track, which in turn led to a train's derailment before an oncoming goods train hit the
    loose carriages resulting in the deaths of at least 141 passengers.
    The state police chief stated that Maoist Naxalites claimed responsibility for removing a 46centimetre (18 in) length of railway track. At 01:30 local time, a train with 13 carriages passing
    over the missing track derailed. The Howrah Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Jnaneswari Super Deluxe
    Express was travelling from Howrah to Mumbai. The derailed train was then struck by a goods
    train travelling in the opposite direction. At least 141 people died and more than 180 people were
    injured. The missing track was between Khemasoli and Sardiha stations. A section of the rail
    track was found to be missing and fishplates were loosened, suggesting sabotage.
    Officially, 26 bodies were found, and a rescue team was working to find more bodies. Indian Air
    Force helicopters were pressed into service at the accident spot, and airlifted some of the injured
    passengers to hospitals. Taking initiative, the NCC instructed Col RS Bath, the NCC Group
    Commander, Kharagpur, to mobilise NCC cadets for the relief and rescue operations at the
    accident site. Despite the students being on the vacations, the NCC Group and the Units of the
    area, employing ingenious means of communications, mobilised 200 boy and girl cadets to carry
    out the rescue operations. In close coordination with the National Disaster Management Team,
    the NCC cadets indefatigably rendered their services in the rescue and relief operations over
    three days. A medical train was sent to the location. At least one person trapped in the train
    appeared to be alive.
    The then Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh for the
    next of kin of each of the dead and Rs. 1 lakh for the injured. The then Dr. Manmohan Singh
    Prime Minister announced Rs. two lakh to the next of the kin of the deceased
    and Rs. 50,000 for the injured. He has also asked the rail ministry to ensure all help to
    passengers.

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