Part of Railway Tracks Operated by NTPC Blown Up in Jharkhand's Sahibganj

New Delhi: Part of a railway line, operated by NTPC for transporting coal, was blown up in Jharkhand 's Sahibganj district, police said on Wednesday.

incident happened near Ranga village in Barhet police station area around midnight, y said.

"We have started an investigation," Superintendent of Police of Sahibganj Amit Kumar Singh told PTI.

Criminal gangs are suspected of being involved in incident, he said.

" line is not part of Indian Railway network. It is operated by NTPC for transporting coal from Godda's Lalmatia to its power station in Farakka in West Bengal," he said.

Around 470 cm of track was blown up in explosion, police said.