বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ দলিলপত্র : একাদশ খন্ড SPECIAL SITUATION REPORT-DACCA OPERATIONS 1. On 25th July at 0601 hrs. a Dacca going train from Narsingdi was blown up, (electric system) at Kalsata near Pubile. Two bogies (loaded with sand and stone) the diesel engine and three bogies carrying passengers and W. P. Police were completely destroyed on the spot. The engine caught fire instantaneously. The black smoke was seen, all the bogies were derailed and thrown into the marshy land. Splinters and stones were thrown within about the range of 150-200 yards. A small culvert was destroyed by the thrown bogies loaded with sand and stone. About 30-35 persons including W. P. Police were dead. The railway engineer who went and visited the spot told Guerillas that it was the most successful operation and caused heaviest damage among the other blown up trains. 2. On 27th July at 2011 hrs the power Sub Station of Motijeel (Pir Jangi Mazar) was destroyed completely. A party of 4 guerilla entered the Sub-Station and disarmed all the guards out of which 2 were W. P. Police. They tied up the guards there, they broke & opened the lock and put explosive and killed the 2 W. P. Police. Explosion took place and the whole thing was destroyed. The whole building collapsed and the areas of Motijheel. Shahjahanpur, Gopibag and Kamalapur station were completely destroyed. The Motijheel area is absolutely in panic. While a withdrawing party was coming through the Railway Colony (Non Bengali inhabitants) they were surrounded by about 40/50 razakars. The FF threw grenades and opened up fire. About 8/1.0 razakars died on the spot. 3.a. On the 23rd July 2 pylons between Siddhirgonj were cut. This party has disarmed 35 small anti personnel mines and 10 big antipersonnel mines, which were laid around the pylons. b.On the 23rd July a pylon in the line between Siddhirgonj and Khilgaon was destroyed. c. On the 22nd July a pylon in the line between Siddhirgonj and Kamalapur was destroyed. This party was detailed only to cut the pylons. 4. On the 15th July at 12 pm electric pylons were cut by cutting charge. The pylons were near Tongi bridge. These lines connect between Mirpur and Tongi and Tongi to Dacca. 5. On the 28th July one electric pylon was cut. This line has gone from Kaligonj to Tongi. It was the line of 33000 volts. The spot was wad Nagadi. 6. On the 15th July the Railway culvert near Pagla was blown up while a train was crossing the bridge. The bridge was destroyed completely. The two empty front bogies were thrown into the water and the engine was hanging with the line on one side. The system used was electric system. 7. Two hand grenades were thrown in the training centre near Dacca Mill Barrack. As a result two of the razakars were killed. Date of operations on 11th July 71.
