Rajasthan train track blast: Woman among two arrested in Punjabs Gurdaspur, Pak links emerge
According to IG (Bikaner Range) Om Prakash, one of them allegedly provided shelter to the accused, another arranged a motorcycle, while the third took them to the location and showed them the railway track.
PTC News Desk: A 21-year-old woman from Gurdaspur district in Punjab is among two people arrested in connection with the November 3 explosion that damaged a railway track in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district.
Police claimed to have recovered two weapons, 46 cartridges and ₹30,000 in cash from the woman, identified as Mahakdeep Kaur. Investigators suspect that she received money to carry out the blast.
A joint team of the Rajasthan Police Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Sriganganagar district police arrested Mahakdeep Kaur (21) and Davinder Singh (22), both residents of Gurdaspur. ADG (ATS) Dinesh MN said the two were allegedly involved in the railway track explosion. A police team has also been sent to Punjab as part of the investigation.
Three others detained for allegedly aiding the accused
Police have detained three more people suspected of assisting the two arrested individuals.
According to IG (Bikaner Range) Om Prakash, one of them allegedly provided shelter to the accused, another arranged a motorcycle, while the third took them to the location and showed them the railway track.
The two arrested suspects are being questioned by Sriganganagar police. Investigators are also searching for other people who may have been involved in the incident.
Explosion damaged railway tracks
The blast shattered two concrete-and-steel railway sleepers, damaged the tracks and created a crater approximately 2.5 feet deep.
The Anupgarh-Suratgarh passenger train had passed through the stretch just 75 minutes before the explosion. This raised concerns that the blast could have been intended to target a moving train.
Police are yet to establish the motive behind the blast. An officer said investigators suspected that the two acted at someone else’s behest and were probing the possibility of a larger conspiracy. Police have not ruled out sabotage or any other angle. “We are speaking to Punjab police to find out the two accused’s previous records, also to check if they were affiliated with some outfit or not,” an official said.