Guwahati: A major tragedy was averted when alert personnel of the Government Railway Police (GRP) recovered a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the Guwahati-bound Kanchenjungha Express on Friday morning, thereby saving the lives of about 1,100 passengers.
The police recovered a Programmable Time Delay Device (PTD), three detonators and high explosives packed in a steel milk container that was kept concealed in a bag.
Adivasi People's Army (APA) reportedly claimed responsibility for planting the bomb on the train. The train coming from Sealdah in West Bengal arrived at the Guwahati station at 5.20 a.m.
The Railway Police said the IED was detected from the unclaimed bag found in sleeper coach number 5 during a routine check of passengers' baggage.
The bomb disposal squad of the Assam Police Special Branch covered the bag with a safety blanket and defused the IED after getting passengers to disembark
The IED weighed about 4 kg and could have caused a disastrous impact.
Senior police officials said checking in all trains in the State was intensified following intelligence input about possible attacks on trains by extremist outfits.
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