LP injured in Bomb blast

Train driver injured in bomb blast

PATNA: Kosi Express driver R D Rai sustained splinter injuries on his leg when a countrymade bomb was exploded in front of a Hanuman temple near railway running room of Patna Junction close to road over bridge (ROB) at Mithapur under Jakkanpur police station on Thursday morning. Panic prevailed in the entire locality after the explosion.

On getting information, the personnel of the Railway Protection Force ( RPF), Government Railway Police (GRP), Patna Junction, and the police team from Jakkanpur police station rushed to the spot and started investigation into the case.

Rai, a native of Barauni, said that the explosion took place at around 6.45 am when he came out of the running room, meant for taking rest for train drivers, and was talking on his cellphone with his family members. "I was talking to my family members with my head down, when I heard an explosion sound nearby and some splinters hit one of my legs," he said and added that he did not see the person who exploded the bomb. The injured train driver was immediately rushed to a local hospital and was discharged after first aid.

SDPO (Sadar) Rashid Zaman said that someone lobbed the bomb from the ROB and escaped. He said that an FIR has been lodged with the Jakkanpur police station in this connection. Jakkanpur police station SHO Basgeet Ram said that an FIR has been lodged against unknown persons in this connection. Zaman said that the police found some threads and a piece of paper where the explosion took place. The police are trying to ascertain the identity of the person who threw the bomb, the SHO added.