Kokrajhar (Assam), Oct 23 (PTI) Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said.

The explosion took place around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati after midnight, an official said.

“The blast ripped apart nearly three feet of railway line with fragments of the damaged track found strewn several metres away,” he added. Show Full Article

Kokrajhar Senior Superintendent of Police Pushpraj Singh said there were no reports of any casualties or derailment in the incident.

“The damage was limited to a short portion of the track, which was promptly repaired. Train movement

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