India poll rebels free train passengers
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The hijacking today came a day ahead of parliamentary polling that the guerrillas have vowed to disrupt.
Hemant Toppo, superintendent of police, says all the passengers were released unharmed in the small town of Hehegarah in Jharkhand state.
The hijacking was one of a series of attacks that included an explosion at another railway station, a blast at a government office, and the slaying of a truck driver in the neighbouring state of Bihar.
The rebels have asked people in the region to boycott the polling and authorities suspect the attacks were an attempt to disrupt voting tomorrow.
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