Two arrested for Rajasthan railway track explosion
Police have apprehended two individuals from Punjab following an investigation into the November 3 blast in Sri Ganganagar district.
Police have arrested two people, including a woman, regarding the explosion on the Anupgarh-Suratgarh railway line near 50 GB village in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district. According to reports from ANI and India TV, the suspects, identified as Devendra Singh and Mahakdeep Kaur, are residents of Gurdaspur in Punjab.
The blast occurred on November 3, damaging two cement pillars supporting the tracks. Urban Acres reported that the explosion shattered concrete-and-steel sleepers and created a crater approximately 2.5 feet deep. A passenger train had passed the location about 75 minutes before the incident.
India TV reported that police suspect the Pakistan-based intelligence agency, the ISI, was behind the conspiracy to target a passenger train. Investigators alleged that a Pakistan-based handler named 'Shah' assigned the task to the accused. Police also claim money was transferred from Pakistan into a bank account belonging to Kaur.
During the operation, which involved the Rajasthan Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and local police, authorities recovered two pistols, 46 cartridges, and Rs 30,000 from Kaur, according to Urban Acres and India TV. Three other individuals have been detained for allegedly assisting the suspects.
Bikaner Inspector General of Police Om Prakash and Sri Ganganagar Superintendent of Police Harishankar are questioning the accused. IPS officer Nitin Chaudhary is also conducting the investigation into the case.
