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The blast tore apart a three-foot section of track near Kokrajhar around 1 a.m., affecting several trains across Lower Assam and North Bengal.
Rail movement resumed after repairs and inspection; security has been tightened along the route.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said one suspect with prior cases in Assam and Jharkhand has been identified; probe underway to determine group links.
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blasted on the rail tracks in Kokrajhar district, disrupting the railway service across lower Assam and parts of north Bengal.
According to Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, police have named one person for their suspected participation.
Around five kilometres from the Kokrajhar railway station towards Salakati in the Alipur

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