Abandoned box explodes at Karnataka's Hubballi Railway Station, 3 injured

Crime

Police suspect that a suspicious box may have been left by a passenger who deboarded a Vijaywada-bound train.

TNM Staff

A minor explosion was reported on Monday afternoon at the office of the station master at Hubballi Railway Station in Karnataka. According to reports, one person was injured as a result of the explosion. Hubbali is the headquarters of the South Western Railway division of the Indian Railways. According to state Disaster Management Authority sources, the blast likely occurred from a cardboard box left by an unidentified person. South Western Railway officials refused to comment on the incident.  Incidentally, the blast took place at a time when divisional railway officials were holding a meeting with the MPs of the Hubbali division as part of the annual zonal meeting. Police officials along with a bomb squad were rushed to the spot. Hubballi-Dharwad City Police suspect that the box may have been left by a passenger who deboarded a Vijaywada-bound train. Police say that the owner of a food stall at the Hubballi Railway Station, Hussein Saab, noticed a brown carton with black prints at the station. The box was addressed to Khanapur MLA Anjali Nimbalkar. Hussein Saab took the suspicious-looking box and arrived at platform number 1 to hand over the box to the authorities, when the blast occurred. Police say that Hussein and two others were injured and were rushed to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences in Hubballi. Police say that Hussein's hand was badly maimed during the blast and is currently being treated at the burns' unit. “There was a steel box inside the carton, which contained the explosives. We have sent the box to the Forensic Science Lab to determine what the contents of the box are. As of now, security has been tightened and CCTV footage is being combed through to figure out who left the box at the railway station. We are also trying to find out why MLA Anjali Nimbalkar’s name was on the box,” the Hubballi police added. This is a developing story  

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