PATNA: Train services on the Gaya-Patna rail section were disrupted for nearly three hours on Thursday after thieves allegedly cut and stole an overhead electric (OHE) wire between Tehta and Jehanabad railway stations in Bihar, officials said.The Railway Protection Force has recovered the stolen material, and an investigation is underway to trace the accused.According to news agency PTI, East Central Railway chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra said, “Thieves cut a 25,000-volt OHE wire (roughly around 100 meters) at 3.05 am on Thursday between Tehta and Jehanabad stations in the Gaya-Patna section, disrupting train services. Affected down trains were operated under single-line working.”Railway staff repaired the damaged overhead wire, and the section was declared fit for operations at 6.26 am, the CPRO added.(With inputs from PTI)
