Bangalore-Guwahati Express,Twin blasts at Chennai Central Station, police detain one suspect, woman dead
Two low- intensity bomb blasts took place on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express as it was approaching platform number 9 at the Chennai Central Station, killing one and injuring at least 10 others. The explosions took place on coaches S4 and S5 of the train.
Chennai Police have detained a suspect in connection with blasts.
The train arrived at the station around 7.05 am and the explosion took place at 7.15 am. Southern Railway General Manager R K Mishra at Chennai Central told reporters that the train was being checked by the bomb disposal squad.
Chief spokesman of India’s southern railway system M. Bhupati said that authorities suspect the blasts were caused by bombs planted on the train. Police are investigating.
Bhupati says at least one of the blasts erupted from underneath a seat. The woman killed had been sitting in the seat where the explosion occurred.
The victim was identified as 22-year-old Swati, who was travelling to Guntur along with a relative. The Union Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had declared an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Two people were critically injured and seven others have minor injuries.
Rs 25,ooo will be awarded as compensation to the those critically injured and Rs 5,000 to those with minor injuries. A security alert has been issued in Andhra Pradesh. The injured were rushed to Rajiv Gandhi Government hospital.
Khagre said that the train was behind schedule and was supposed to arrive to
Chennai Police have detained a suspect in connection with blasts.
The train arrived at the station around 7.05 am and the explosion took place at 7.15 am. Southern Railway General Manager R K Mishra at Chennai Central told reporters that the train was being checked by the bomb disposal squad.
Chief spokesman of India’s southern railway system M. Bhupati said that authorities suspect the blasts were caused by bombs planted on the train. Police are investigating.
Bhupati says at least one of the blasts erupted from underneath a seat. The woman killed had been sitting in the seat where the explosion occurred.
The victim was identified as 22-year-old Swati, who was travelling to Guntur along with a relative. The Union Railways Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had declared an ex gratia of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Two people were critically injured and seven others have minor injuries.
Rs 25,ooo will be awarded as compensation to the those critically injured and Rs 5,000 to those with minor injuries. A security alert has been issued in Andhra Pradesh. The injured were rushed to Rajiv Gandhi Government hospital.
Khagre said that the train was behind schedule and was supposed to arrive to
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.
“It is not a major blast. It is suspected that Chennai could not have been target of those who were behind the blast because the train was running late. Some other location could have been the target”, Ramanujam said.
He said police have no immediate information on who was responsible for the explosion in which 11 people were injured.
“It is premature to say what kind of device was used is the blast. Damage to the train is not heavy,” he added.
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“It is not a major blast. It is suspected that Chennai could not have been target of those who were behind the blast because the train was running late. Some other location could have been the target”, Ramanujam said.
He said police have no immediate information on who was responsible for the explosion in which 11 people were injured.
“It is premature to say what kind of device was used is the blast. Damage to the train is not heavy,” he added.
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