After a recent terror threat to Taj Mahal, panic gripped the Taj City after two low-intensity explosions occurred in the vicinity of Cantonment railway station on Saturday, hours after Andaman Express crashed into a huge boulder on tracks about 20 kms away and a note threatening terror attacks was found nearby.
luckily no one was injured in the blasts. The local police along with senior officers of Anti-Terrorist Squad, National Investigation Agency (NIA), Intelligence agencies and officials of Military Intelligence reached the scene after getting the input. They cordoned off the Agra Cantonment railway station and also rail traffic was held up for some time before combing the entire area. A case was registered in this regard and further investigations are on.
Divisional Railway Manager Prabhash Kumar told media persons, “Two explosions - one at railway station and another in a nearby hamlet, were heard early on Saturday. The UP Police has taken over and forensic investigations were carrioed out to ascertain the cause.”
The explosions were heard as garbage was being loaded onto a tractor trolley near the railway station. Investigations were on and locals were being questioned.
On Friday evening, a note threatening terror attacks was found near Bhandai railway station ( 20 kms from Agra) by the police after a major mishap was averted when the alert train driver of Andaman Express from Chennai to Jammu noticed a huge boulder on the tracks.
“luckily, the engine driver had saw it in time and applied emergency brakes. The train did crash into the boulder but since the speed was low, no major damage was reported. A note threatening terror strike was found at the spot,” the police said.
Security arrangements, which are being looked after by Central agencies, have once again being spruced after inputs revealed that Taj Mahal could be targeted by a terror group (ISIS).
ADG (law and Order) Daljeet Chaudhary claimed on Friday that security has been enhanced in and around Taj Mahal in view of the threat. He said that besides Central forces, local police have been alerted and jawans of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed to avert any untoward incident.