Tragedy averted, bags with explosives, 18 detonators found at Jammu Railway Station

The Government Railway Police on Thursday seized two boxes containing explosive material at the taxi stand outside the Jammu Railway Station building in Jammu. SSP Railways Arif Rishu said that both the boxes were inside a bag which was found abandoned near the taxi stand. A total of 18 detonators, wax-type materials weighing 500 grams and some wires were found inside those boxes, he added.

The incidents unfolded after a suspicious bag was found near the taxi stand. The two boxes filled with detonators and wires were recovered from inside the bag. As per the police, the motive was to target the Jammu Railway station by planting explosives. At any given time, the footfall of people stands at hundreds at the railway station.