Four injured in explosion in Howrah Mail coach in Indian Punjab
Chandigarh: Four people were injured in an explosion in a general coach of the Howrah Mail in Punjab state of Indian on Sunday.
According to Kashmir Media Service, four people, including a woman, were injured in an explosion in a general coach of the Howrah Mail near Sirhind railway station in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said.
The explosion took place in a plastic bucket containing firecrackers on Saturday night when the train was headed to Howrah from Amritsar, they said.
The injured persons were taken to Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital, said GRP Deputy Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Singh.
Preliminary investigation suggests that the explosion took place in a plastic bucket, which contained some firecrackers, in the general compartment of the train, he said. Samples will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory. Further investigation into the incident is underway, Singh said.
