In a suspected sabotage, a blast on a railway track in the dedicated freight corridor in Sirhind in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district damaged the engine of a train and left a loco pilot injured, police said on Saturday.
While Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Nanak Singh said it was too early to say if it was a terror incident, an unverified statement attributed to a banned terrorist outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force, appeared on social media in which it purportedly claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred at around 9.50 pm on Friday, ahead of the Republic Day.
“Last night, we received information that a minor blast took place here… The loco pilot sustained a minor cut on his cheek. He is out of danger,” the DIG, who visited the site, said.
According to the police, the injured was identified as Anil Sharma, who works with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation.
Fatehgarh Sahib’s Senior Superintendent of Police Shubham Aggarwal said the affected train w​In a suspected sabotage, a blast on a railway track in the dedicated freight corridor in Sirhind in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district damaged the engine of a train and left a loco pilot injured, police said on Saturday.
While Deputy Inspector General of Police (Ropar Range) Nanak Singh said it was too early to say if it was a terror incident, an unverified statement attributed to a banned terrorist outfit, Khalistan Zindabad Force, appeared on social media in which it purportedly claimed responsibility for the blast that occurred at around 9.50 pm on Friday, ahead of the Republic Day.
“Last night, we received information that a minor blast took place here… The loco pilot sustained a minor cut on his cheek. He is out of danger,” the DIG, who visited the site, said.
According to the police, the injured was identified as Anil Sharma, who works with the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation.
Fatehgarh Sahib’s Senior Superintendent of Police Shubham Aggarwal said the affected train w ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
