Crude bomb found in bag in Jabalpur aboard Delhi-bound train

Crude bomb found in bag in Jabalpur aboard Delhi-bound train

FP Archives January 12, 2015, 08:42:50 IST

After the train left Jabalpur around 3 p.m., a passenger noticed an unclaimed bag and informed the train ticket examiner.

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Crude bomb found in bag in Jabalpur aboard Delhi-bound train

Bhopal: A bomb was found inside the Gondwana Express train that runs between Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi, officials said on Sunday.

After the train left Jabalpur around 3 p.m., a passenger noticed an unclaimed bag and informed the train ticket examiner.

Representational image. AFP

The train was stopped at Sihora Road station, where the bag was examined, and a low intensity bomb was found, Jabalpur Superintendent of Police H.N.C. Mishra told IANS.

The bomb was defused and the train resumed its journey.

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It was, however, stopped again near Bina Malkhedi station in Sagar district and a thorough search was conducted by police.

Police sources said CCTV footage from the stations would be studied to see who entered the train with the bag.

IANS

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