City
Epaper

Bihar: Explosives recovered from train at Siwan railway junction

By ANI | Updated: March 23, 2023 15:40 IST

Siwan (Bihar) [India], March 23 : The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Bihar recovered suspected explosives from multiple bags ...

Open in App

Siwan (Bihar) [India], March 23 : The Government Railway Police (GRP) in Bihar recovered suspected explosives from multiple bags in a passenger coach of the Gwalior-Barauni Express train at Siwan Junction railway station.

GRP Police were conducting regular checks on the Gwalior-Barauni Express train's passenger coach when they found suspected explosives in bags.

"GRP Police immediately informed the office of the Additional Director General (ADG) railways. On the instructions of the ADG office, the team of the bomb disposal squad from Patna reached the Siwan railway junction and completely evacuated the GRP station and its surrounding area," an official said.

"The Bomb Disposal squad team arrived from Patna and safely took bags with the suspected explosives," the official added.

GRP Police Station in charge, Sudhir Singh told , "Bomb disposal squad will now investigate and tell whether there was a bomb or a dangerous explosive substance in it".

Earlier in the month of February, Bihar's Muzaffarpur police had recovered three bomb devices, along with five empty cartridges, four cell phones, and 400 grams of contraband.

"A police team raided the spot in Teen Kothia and found three pieces of the time bomb. FSL and local police reached the spot and timely diffused the bomb," Muzaffarpur Police SSP Rakesh Kumar said.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Gwalior-barauni expressbiharADGSudhir SinghSiwanBihar stateSahajanand prasad singhSahajanand singhBihar bihar
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalNitish Kumar Likely to Resign as Bihar Chief Minister After April 13; Rajya Sabha Oath Set for April 10

EntertainmentPankaj Tripathi Celebrates Bihar Diwas in Tokyo, Calls Bihar the ‘Foundation of His Identity’

NationalBihar CM Nitish Kumar Announces ₹6 Lakh Compensation After Stampede at Nalanda’s Shitla Devi Temple

NationalStampede at Sheetla Temple in Bihar’s Nalanda Kills 8 Devotees, Several Injured

NationalNitish Kumar Resigns as MLC After Rajya Sabha Win, Sparks Leadership Speculation in Bihar

National Realted Stories

National"Cannot be fully trusted": Tharoor questions Centre's FCRA Bill

National"Will probe alleged ties between CM Sarma and Shyam Kanu Mahanta": APCC President Gogoi

National"LDF confident of winning more seats from Malappuram": CPI(M) General Secretary MA Baby

National"No confusion on candidates, Stalin hiding governance failures": BJP's Narayanan Thirupathy

NationalFire breaks out at ONGC Mumbai High platform, 10 injured