There was a conspiracy to blow up the Jammu railway station with a bomb. On Thursday, the police recovered 18 detonators from the parking lot of the railway station. Police said that in the place where the detonator is found, there are often tourists. These tourists take vehicles from here to go to Kashmir or Mata Vaishno Devi. The railway station of Jammu has been the target of terrorists since the beginning. This station has seen two major terrorist attacks.
New Delhi: Amidst the Diwali festival, the police foiled a conspiracy to shake the Jammu railway station on Thursday. Police recovered two boxes from inside a drain at a taxi stand parking. It had 18 detonators. The police took the detonator in their possession. Where detonators are found, there are often tourists. These tourists take vehicles from here to Kashmir or Mata Vaishno Devi. The terrorists had hatched a conspiracy to target this mob.
According to the information, the police have sent the goods found in the box other than the detonator to the laboratory for examination. Significantly, the railway station of Jammu has been on the target of terrorists since the beginning. This station has seen two major terrorist attacks. The first attack took place in the month of August in the seven-year 2001. In this attack, a terrorist entered a train parked on the platform and killed ten people. 24 people were injured in this attack. Although the terrorist was killed by the security forces, by then he had created a lot of devastation.
Explosive material found in the cleaning
After this, on January 2, 2004, terrorists once again entered the Jammu railway station by firing bullets. Four soldiers including an army lieutenant Triveni Singh were martyred in that attack. Whereas, 14 people were injured. The three terrorists who carried out this attack were killed by Lieutenant Triveni Singh before being martyred. SSP Railway Police, Arif Reshu told News18 that our jawans were cleaning.
Conspiracy to target tourists
SSP Reshu said that during this time two boxes were found. It contained explosive material. There were 18 detonators in a box and wax material in a box. The material that has been sent for investigation could have led to a more giant conspiracy. The place where the explosive was found in the area of the railway station where tourists keep coming and going all the time. From here tourists take taxis to go to Vaishno Devi and other stations.