Rajasthan: Two people, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with a suspected blast on the Anupgarh-Suratgarh railway line in India's Rajasthan, officials said.
The explosion occurred near 50 GB village in Sri Ganganagar district on November 3 and damaged two cement pillars supporting the railway tracks.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Devendra Singh and Mahakdeep Kaur, both residents of Gurdaspur in Punjab.
The arrests followed an investigation by the district police, with inputs from security agencies. Police have also detained other individuals suspected of involvement in the incident or of assisting in its execution.
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Following the arrests, police began questioning the accused to gather further details about the blast and establish the roles of other suspected individuals.
Bikaner Inspector General of Police Om Prakash and Sri Ganganagar Superintendent of Police Harishankar are personally questioning the accused. IPS officer Nitin Chaudhary is leading the investigation.
Police had earlier ruled out a link between the railway blast and 7.5 kg of RDX recently recovered in the border region.
"There is no connection with the seized RDX, till now," Sri Ganganagar SP Harishankar had said.
Further details are awaited.
