Explosives found in Sampark Kranti Express at Samastipur, Bihar

Major accident averted

Samastipur (Bihar) – IED explosives were found in the air-conditioned coach of Sampark Kranti Express. Police have seized the explosives. It averted a major accident. Anti-social elements had set the same train on fire in protest against the Central Government’s Agnipath scheme. SP Hridayakant said all these cases are being investigated at a higher level.

The explosives were so powerful that had they exploded, the entire train would have been blown up and also the houses around the station would have been damaged.

Editorial viewpoint

What is wrong if one thinks that Naxalites and terrorists have now joined this movement under the name of students ?