Lok Sabha Question No. 4474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: IED Blast in Passenger Train
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, BHARATENDRA SINGH, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## IED BLAST IN PASSENGER TRAIN

4474. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  an  IED  blast  on  Bhopal-Ujjain  passenger  train  near  Jabdi Station in Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh took place on 7th March, 2017;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the number of passengers in the train injured/died due to IED blast and the compensation paid/announced by the Government/Railways;
- (c) whether any preliminary investigation has been conducted to ascertain the person(s) and organisation(s) behind the IED blast and to nab the culprits; and
- (d)
- if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN )

(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4474 BY SHRI KAMAL NATH, SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN, DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SHRI S.R. VIJAYKUMAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO  CHAVAN,  SHRI  JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA,  SHRI  D.K. SURESH, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO, KUNWAR BHARATENDRA, SHRI SATAV  RAJEEV  AND  SHRI  DHANANJAY  MAHADIK  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI LOK SABHA ON 29.03.2017 REGARDING IED BLAST IN PASSENGER TRAIN (a) & (b): On 07.03.2017, a blast took place at about 09.40 hrs in general coach of  train  No.  59320  (Bhopal-Ujjain  Passenger)  at  Km.  No.  177/13-15 near Jabri Railway station over Ratlam Division of Western Railway, when the train was on its way to Ujjain from Bhopal. In the blast, 11 passengers got  injured.  No  compensation  has  been  paid  by  the  Railways  to  victims. However, an Ex-gratia amount of ` 23,500/- has been paid by the Railways to 11 injured passengers. (c) & (d): Policing on Railways being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains and security of railway track, tunnels and bridges are the primary responsibility of the State Governments,  which  they  discharge  through  Government  Railway  Police (GRP)/Civil Police. Hence, the case  was registered by the GRP/Ujjain vide Cr.  No.  47/2017  u/s  3/4  of  The  Explosive  Substance  Act,  which  was subsequently transferred to Anti Terrorist Squad/Bhopal. The case has now been entrusted to National Investigation Agency.

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