NIA team reaches Rajasthan railway track blast site
Four train services were cancelled on the Suratgarh-Anupgarh route after an explosion damaged tracks in Sri Ganganagar district.
An explosion on a railway track in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district near 50 GB village occurred around 9:45 pm on Tuesday, according to The Federal. The blast damaged concrete blocks supporting the track and created a crater approximately two feet deep.
The explosion took place about 45 minutes after a passenger train had passed through the area. Local villagers living about 200 metres from the site heard the blast and alerted authorities.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) Inspector General Jyoti Kumar Satija said that while local police are investigating, teams from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) have arrived at the site. Superintendent of Police Harishankar Yadav stated that investigators are working to establish the intensity of the explosion and identify those responsible.
Forensic experts and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been collecting samples from the site. Security agencies are examining the material used in the explosion, the motive, and the possible involvement of others.
As a precautionary measure, the North Western Railway cancelled four train services on the Suratgarh-Anupgarh section on Wednesday. The cancelled services include trains 59711, 59712, 59715, and 59716.