- + Maoist rebels stop train as it passed through a forest in Jharkhand . Official : Train was ` ` stopped , '' not even in area that has seen rebel attacks . Maoist violence has claimed more than 6,000 lives since the late 1990s . The number is up 43 million from the last vote . Incident occurs as India is in the midst of month - long general elections .
- + Maoist rebels stop train as it passed through a forest in Jharkhand . Official : Train was ` ` stopped , '' not even in area that has seen rebel attacks . Maoist violence has claimed more than 6,000 lives since the late 1990s . Incident occurs as India is in the midst of month - long general elections .