Blast at Chennai Central station

[praveen]

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Chennai woke up to the news of a bomb blast at Chennai Railway station early today morning. The blast occured as the train was coming into the railway station.

from The Hindu

A woman was killed and at least 18 others were injured in a low intensity blast in one of the coaches of the Bangalore-Guwahati superfast express (Train No. 12509) at Chennai Central railway station on Thursday morning.


The victim has been identified as Swati (22) from Guntur who was travelling from Bangalore to Vijayawada. Four passengers are said to be critical and have been admitted to the GH. Of the 14 others injured, most have injuries on the legs, while one person has a neck injury.


Police say the explosion was reported shortly after the Guwahati Express pulled into platform no. 9 at the railway station at around 7-30 a.m.


The blast has damaged three coaches (S3, S4 and S5). As of now, police are yet to confirm from which coach the blast was triggered.


Many trains approaching Chennai were detained at various stations. There was commotion in the busy central station and traffic congestion on all roads leading to it.


Southern Railway Additional General Manager S. Vijayakumaran said the three damaged coaches would be detached from the formation for detailed forensic analysis. The other coaches are being readied for onward journey.


A multi-agency probe was launched to investigate the source and nature of the bombs. The explosions came two days after the State police arrested Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a Sri Lankan national, who was part of an alleged plot to target vital installations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.


The arrival and departures of several morning trains from Chennai Central has been delayed even as the Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force have cordoned off the area and pressed in sniffer dogs and bomb detection squads. Investigators were perusing the CCTV footage in Chennai and Bangalore to look for clues.


Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police K. Ramanujam said the cause of explosion was not established yet.


The Railways has opened two helplines in Chennai — 044 25357398 and 044 64502416 — and one in Bangalore 080 22876288.


PTI adds that one person has been detained in connection with the blast.

 

[P.J.]

Twin blasts at Chennai railway station

04:04 PMChennai bomb blasts: TCS employee who lost her life was to get married soon

In a cruel twist of fate, 22-year-old techie Swathi fell victim to the twin bomb blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati train just two months before she was to tie the nuptial knot.

Please Read more from here

Live Blog - Explosion at Chennai railway station - The Times of India

http://www.thehindu.com/

At least 14 people are injured and one passenger is said to be critical. Police teams rush to spot.

Two low- intensity bomb blasts took place on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express as it was approaching platform number 9 at the Chennai Central Station, killing one and injuring at least 14 others. The explosions took place on coaches S4 and S5 of the train.


Chennai Police have detained a suspect in connection with blasts while an investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been ordered. A National Investigation Agency team has been sent to Chennai to assist in the case.

http://indianexpress.com/article/in...ai-central-station-10-feared-injured-reports/

 

[P.J.]

சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் குண்&


சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் குண்டுவெடிப்பு: ஒருவர் பலி

சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் நின்று கொண்டிருந்த கவுகாத்தி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயிலில் இன்று காலை குண்டு வெடித்ததில் பெண் ஒருவர் பலியானர். 10-க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் காயமடைந்தனர்.


பெங்களூரில் இருந்து புறப்பட்ட கவுகாத்தி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் இன்று காலை 7.30 மணியளவில் சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் ரயில் நிலையத்திற்கு வந்தது.


9-வது நடைமேடைக்கு ரயில் வந்து சேர்ந்த சில நிமிடங்களில் ரயிலில் அடுத்தடுத்து 2 குண்டுகள் வெடித்தன. இதில் எஸ்-4, எஸ்-5 பெட்டிகள் சேதமடைந்தன.


குண்டு வெடிப்புச் சம்பவத்தில் ஸ்வாதி (22) என்ற இளம் பெண் பலியானார். அவர் அமர்ந்திருந்த இருக்கைக்கு கீழ் வெடிகுண்டு வைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது தெரியவந்துள்ளது.


காயமடைந்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் சென்னை ராஜீவ் காந்தி அரசு பொது மருத்துவமனைக்கு சிகிச்சைக்காக கொண்டு செல்லப்பட்டனர்.


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[P.J.]

Sri praveen Sir

My heart felt condolences for the Victims's family.

 

[P.J.]

I sincerely wish more members post their condolences to the Victims's family which is really Shocking.

 

[mkrishna100]

Condolence to family of the Girl Swathi who lost her life in this blast . She was returning back home and since she did not get normal ticket she booked the ticket through TATKAL service only to meet with this tragedy . Her marriage was supposed to take place in 2 months . It is really unfortunate that some Cowards in order to make a political point are targeting innocent people . I feel the bomb was supposed to blast at some part of SeemAndhra region where elections were still due but as the train got delayed at Jolarpet junction the bomb blasted in Chennai . This is just one of the possibilities . I hope the culprits are nabbed soon and the people injured in the blasts recover quickly .

 

[P.J.]

This is more sensitive subject and i really wish more members take part in condemning this cowardly act.

 

[Raji Ram]

Really shocking news on May day! Our heartfelt condolence to Ms. Swathi's family. My her soul rest in peace.

What I don't understand is why these bombs are not detected earlier? Does a person keep the bomb before

getting down from the train or do the passengers miss to spot the unclaimed baggage with a bomb inside?

 

[P.J.]

THOSE WHO ARE IN CHENNAI>> PLEASE BE SAFE And DON't Go Out

Mohammed Zakir Hussain, a Sri Lankan Tamil arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police here on Tuesday, had allegedly conducted a reconnaissance mission as part of a conspiracy to attack foreign missions in southern India.


Hussain had taken photographs of the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, the Israeli Consulate in Bangalore and other vital installations, and studied their topography at the behest of Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui, police sources said on Wednesday.
Siddiqui, Counsellor (Visa) at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo, and his associate Boss, alias Shah, are being named as accused along with Hussain. Siddiqui allegedly engaged Hussain to gather information on vital installations in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Shah, also said to be a Pakistani diplomat, was part of the plot designed by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), the sources told The Hindu.


“We are naming Siddiqui and Shah as accused in the case … Hussain has confessed that he was taking instructions from them. This is the second case of terror activities involving Siddiqui. In September 2012, one Thameem Ansari, who was arrested on charges of videographing defence establishments, said he was working for Siddiqui,” a top police official said.
Central intelligence agencies had been maintaining a close watch on Hussain, a frequent flier between Colombo and Chennai in the recent past. With specific input that some Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives would attempt to land on the Tamil Nadu coast from northern Sri Lanka to target vital installations, security agencies had stepped up vigil at vantage points, police sources said.

“We had an alert that Hussain was also asked to prepare fake passports to facilitate the arrival of two Pakistani nationals in India. Some incriminating materials were also seized from him, the details of which cannot be disclosed at this stage,” a police official said.

Terror suspect took photos of consulates - The Hindu

 

[tbs]

hi
my heartfelt condolences to alll....the gal swathi completed her M tech and waiting for marriage within 2 months...see the

VIDHI played in her life....very uncertainity any part of the world...see further news abt the gal...

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[vgane]

The train was running late...It was supposed to have reached Guntur at the time of blast...Modi was also to visit Guntur yesterday...We can surely guess that this is the handiwork of Islamic militants

Heartfelt condolences to the techie who became the victim...She shifted her berth to be close to her friend...

 

[Raji Ram]

.........Heartfelt condolences to the techie who became the victim...She shifted her berth to be close to her friend...

I am reminded of this ThirukkuraL (380):

''ஊழிற் பெருவலி யாவுள மற்றொன்று
சூழினுந் தான்முந் துறும்.''

( What is stronger than fate? If we think of an expedient

to avert it, it will present itself even before the thought!)

Feel very sad for the young lady!

 

[vgane]

Look at security inside the station..Any one can enter or exit at will..There seems to be people entering the station walking along the tracks from Basin bridge, there is one entrance from Waltax road, another from EVR salai and one can enter from suburban terminal too...No one is stopping these..So all security is a big mockery

At rail hub, enter and exit at will - The Hindu

 

[vgane]

I am reminded of this ThirukkuraL (380):

''ஊழிற் பெருவலி யாவுள மற்றொன்று
சூழினுந் தான்முந் துறும்.''

( What is stronger than fate? If we think of an expedient

to avert it, it will present itself even before the thought!)

Feel very sad for the young lady!

Well said!! Poor lady did not know that the luggage down under her berth was hiding the killer bomb with a timer (?)..They need to check if the killer bomb was placed at Chennai when it stopped or was it at Bengaluru?

 

[vgane]

Rumor mongers having field day today..Understand whatsapp sharing some bombs in Chennai found in Anna Fly over etc..Spreading baseless rumors to be condemned

 

[dvrrajakumar]

குண்டு வெடிப்பில் பழியான ஸ்வாதீ என்ற பெண்ணுக்கு ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள். இறந்த பெண்ணின் ஆத்மா சாந்தி அடைய எல்லாம் வல்ல கடவுளை பிரார்த்திப்போம்...

மிகவும் சோகமாகவும் வருத்தமாகவும் இருக்கிறது இந்த சம்பவம்,,,,

தென்கெரிய பிரதமர் இரண்டு வாரங்களுக்கு முன்பு தன் நாட்டில் ஏற்பட்ட கப்பல் விபத்தில் 200க்கும் அதிகமானவர்கள் இறந்தனர் இந்த விபத்துக்கும் பிரதமருக்கும் எந்த நேரடி தொடர்பும் இல்லை இருந்தாலும் தான் பதவியிலிருக்கும் போது ஏற்பட்ட துயர சம்பவத்திற்கு பொறுப்பேற்று தன் பதவியை ரஜினாமா செய்து விட்டார் ஒரு நேர்மையான பிரதமர். ஆனால் தமிழகத்தில் விபத்து நடந்த இடத்தை பார்பதற்குகூட நேரமில்லை முதல்வருக்கு.

யார் இந்த ஈன செயலை செய்திருப்பார்கள் என்று இந்த உலகமே அறியும்.

இப்போது அமைதியாக இருக்கும் மனித உரிமை ஆர்வலர்கள் குற்றவாளி கிடைத்துடன் வந்துவிடுவார்கள்,,

அரசியல் கட்சிகள் மைனாரிட்டி மத வாதத்திற்கு ஆதரவு தெரிவித்து நாட்டின் பாதுகாப்பை இன்று வரை கேள்விக்குறியாக்கி வைத்திருக்கிறது.

சட்டங்கள் கடுமையாக்கப்பட வேண்டும். இந்த செயலில் ஈடுபட்டவர்களை கடுமையாக தண்டிக்க வேண்டும். இதுபோல் நடக்காமல் இருக்க ஒரு எச்சரிக்கை குற்றவாளிகளை தூக்கில் போடவேண்டும்...

Prof.D.V.R.Rajakuamr

 

[V.Balasubramani]

My heart felt condolences to the family of the victim.


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TN police probe if suspected ISI agent has links with blast - NEWS TODAY

Chennai: Tamil Nadu CB-CID police is working on some leads which they have stumbled upon in connection with the twin bomb blasts on the Bangalore-Guwahati Express today that left one woman dead and 14 others injured.

Sources in the investigation agency said they were also looking into whether the suspected ISI agent, a Sri Lankan national Mohammed Zahir Hussain, arrested two days ago, had any role into the blast.

However, top officials of the CB-CID wing remained tight-lipped over the investigation.

A police official involved in the investigation told on condition of anonymity that they suspect that the blast would not have been possible without the involvement of "home-grown terror modules".


Read more: TN police probe if suspected ISI agent has links with blast | News Today

 

[V.Balasubramani]

CB-CID team rushes to Bengaluru – NEWS TODAY

Chennai: Call it a combination of cure as well as prevention. For, the Tamilnadu police are putting in all efforts to nab those behind the twin blasts in Chennai Central on Thursday, besides taking all possible precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident

This morning, members of the CB-CID, headed by S P Vijaya Kumari visited the spot for investigation, followed by an NSG (National Security Guard) team of eight members led by Raja Krishnan from Delhi, who had reached the city last night.

Inspector General of CB-CID, Mahesh Kumar Agarwal said that all the neighbouring States have extended their cooperation for investigation.

The officer added that much information could not be revealed as it might hamper the progress of the case.

Sources confirmed that Superintendent of Police Anbu and members of the CB-CID team headed for Bengaluru for further inquiry. It is said, an NSG team from Hyderabad has been formed to look into the terror blast.

Read more: http://newstodaynet.com/chennai/cb-cid-team-rushes-bengaluru

 

[Kuvalayavalli]

.......அரசியல்கட்சிகள் மைனாரிட்டி மத வாதத்திற்கு ஆதரவு தெரிவித்து நாட்டின் பாதுகாப்பை இன்று வரை கேள்விக்குறியாக்கி வைத்திருக்கிறது.

சட்டங்கள் கடுமையாக்கப்பட வேண்டும்.இந்த செயலில் ஈடுபட்டவர்களை கடுமையாக தண்டிக்க வேண்டும். இதுபோல் நடக்காமல் இருக்க ஒரு எச்சரிக்கை குற்றவாளிகளை தூக்கில் போடவேண்டும்...

Prof.D.V.R.Rajakuamr

Dear Rajkumar,

Politicians care two hoots for such incidents. All they want is to win elections at any cost and amass wealth. Why should they care if someone lose their life in the process!!!!!!!!! Someone loses their life and someone else gets hanged for it. For them its all in the game.

 

[Iyyarooraan]

Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. It proves again and again that the perpetrators have no faith in god and continue to falsely believe they have been deputed by Him. The incidence proved that god runs his own will but the victim unfortunately is an "akasmaath" victim. It will be best if there is proper response by the law & order machinery and concrete reaction plans to eliminate or forestall such misadventures

 

[tks]

CB-CID team rushes to Bengaluru – NEWS TODAY

Chennai: Call it a combination of cure as well as prevention. For, the Tamilnadu police are putting in all efforts to nab those behind the twin blasts in Chennai Central on Thursday, besides taking all possible precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident

This morning, members of the CB-CID, headed by S P Vijaya Kumari visited the spot for investigation, followed by an NSG (National Security Guard) team of eight members led by Raja Krishnan from Delhi, who had reached the city last night.

Inspector General of CB-CID, Mahesh Kumar Agarwal said that all the neighbouring States have extended their cooperation for investigation.

The officer added that much information could not be revealed as it might hamper the progress of the case.

Sources confirmed that Superintendent of Police Anbu and members of the CB-CID team headed for Bengaluru for further inquiry. It is said, an NSG team from Hyderabad has been formed to look into the terror blast.

Read more: http://newstodaynet.com/chennai/cb-cid-team-rushes-bengaluru

II is interesting that these law enforcement people ensure their names are known to the press but rarely show up to describe concrete findings. Unless they have been vigilant all along their investigation is likely to be stalled. I hope there is pressure for them to report progress periodically

 

[krish44]

Tks ji
You have a misconception about our investigating agencies , they perform well and trace the

culprits what if they ensure publicity for themselves . it is human nature .. only they take time .

it is the judicial sytem that is at fault with multi level appeals and stay . conviction gets very

difficult in all criminal cases .Even death sentance cases , they mostly do not get carried out ,So

there is no respect for the judicial system or the law.

recently dozens in the death row waiting

for it to be carried out over 14 years got clemency due to inordinate delay.

 

[V.Balasubramani]

TKS Ji,

While I agree with Krish Ji major portion of his posting, only thing where I have to partly disagree is the area of ‘ human nature’.
In my experience, in everyday life, the Reporter/Journalist who attends and prepare the reports after visiting the scene of crime will have the first hand information with photographs, data collected with interviews, etc. But mentioning of names of such Officers in the Report may serve following purposes IMO:

1. For the Reader, the report gets more authenticated by mention of name of the Officer investigating the case.
2. For the Reporter, he grabs this opportunity to do the favour of publishing the name of the Investigating Officer for obvious reasons.
   
3. And for the Police Officer, mention of his name in the news will be a pep and he will exhibit more responsibility and enthusiasm in the case
   

 

[tks]

TKS Ji,

While I agree with Krish Ji major portion of his posting, only thing where I have to partly disagree is the area of ‘ human nature’.
In my experience, in everyday life, the Reporter/Journalist who attends and prepare the reports after visiting the scene of crime will have the first hand information with photographs, data collected with interviews, etc. But mentioning of names of such Officers in the Report may serve following purposes IMO:

1. For the Reader, the report gets more authenticated by mention of name of the Officer investigating the case.
2. For the Reporter, he grabs this opportunity to do the favour of publishing the name of the Investigating Officer for obvious reasons.
   
3. And for the Police Officer, mention of his name in the news will be a pep and he will exhibit more responsibility and enthusiasm in the case
   

I understand the comments and tend to agree.
My point is that competence of these agencies must count.

What have they actually achieved in terms of either catching the right criminals or prevent a major terrorist attack from happening.
I may have wrong conception (and can be corrected) but I see these so called law enforcement characters buried in corruption.

It is more than incompetence in terms of demonstrated results - it is also about untrustworthiness of theselaw enforcement types.

I have no problem that some fellow with a name is investigating but where is he held accountable for results..

 

[vgane]

The TN police are not duds..They have been at one point considered next to Scotland...Some of the famous cases deciphered include the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, Coimbatore Blasts, Auto Shankar case etc..Even the latest twin brahmin sisters murder in West Mambalam area in 2011 were caught by our own police