Third arrest in Gyaneshwari Express blast case

Police have arrested Bholanath Mahato of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) for his role in the train disaster

Police have arrested Bholanath Mahato of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) for his role in the train disaster.

On May 28, the Gyaneshwari Express collided with a goods train in West Midnapore district, killing nearly 148 people.

This is the third arrest in the case.

The CBI that is probing the case had earlier offered Rs 1 lakh for information to help locate the accused.

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