Raipur DRM Sanjeev Kumar told ANI, "The chief engineer from Bilaspur railwy headquarters had visited Raipur to inspect the railway stations on Wednesday. Two of the stations -- Raipur and Durg in the Raipur railway division -- are being rebuilt. The three railway stations at Bilaspur, Raipur and Durg were selected by the South East Central Railway to be developed into hi-tech railway stations."
The police also confiscated a 12-bore gun and a sword from the spot. The arrested Naxal has been identified as Ramchandra Yadav and his associate Jagdish Yadav.
The incident occurred around 4:30 pm on December 14 near the Sakri overbridge in the district when Tripathi, who was former District General Secretary of the party was travelling in his car was waylaid and shot, police said adding that the man died on the spot.
The accused has been identified as Shivdas Manikpuri, a resident of Bhanwar Village, Janjgir Champa. The police also rescued the minor girl from the possession of the accused.
The next hearing into the matter has been scheduled on December 19. Earlier on December 10, the court extended the ED custody of the accused for four days. She was arrested by the ED on December 2.
Two persons were killed and four persons sustained severe injuries after a car caught fire following a collision with a roadside tree in Belbahra locality in Chhattisgarh's Manendragarh district on Monday late night, an official said.