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Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Bomb Blast at Chennai Central Railway Station

Bomb Blast at Chennai Central Railway Station 




Bomb Blast at Chennai Central Railway Station Tamil Nadu DGP K Ramanujam said after the Railway Police registers the case into the explosion, the investigation will be taken up by a Special Investigation Team.

Police detain a suspect in connection with twin bomb blasts on Guwahati-Bangalore Express.

The woman passenger travelling from Bangalore to Vijayawada died. She was identified as 22-year-old Swati, who was slated to go further to Guntur.

The police said closed circuit television pictures at Bangalore will also be checked.
Ten people have been injured in a bomb blast at Chennai Central Railways station.

Blast on Guwahati Express as it approached platform no.9 around 7: 30 am

The nature and intensity of the blast are not known.

Two blasts were reported - one low intensity on the platform and the other in one of the coaches of the train.

One 40-year-old woman feared killed in the blast.

Coaches S-4, S-5 damaged in the blast.

The 10 injured have been rushed to Rajiv Gandhi govt. hospital.

Police security beefed up in Egmore and Central Railway station.

Railway services have been stopped at the Central Railway station.

Airports, Railway stations, Bus stations all over TN put on high alert.

Government announces Rs 1 lakh solatium for the dead; Rs 25,000 for the injured


Soon after the explosion, security personnel cordoned off the platform number 9 but the movement of other trains from and to Chennai Central has not been affected
Police have mounted a massive search operation in all the trains following the incident.

Train had a brief 10 minute halt at the Central Railway station ahead of its ownward journey.

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