4 injured in explosion in Howrah Mail coach in Punjab

Four people were injured in an explosion in a general coach of the Howrah Mail near Sirhind railway station in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib district, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said on Sunday.

The explosion took place in a plastic bucket containing firecrackers around 10.30 pm on Saturday when the train was headed to Howrah from Amritsar, they said.

Four passengers, including a woman, were injured. They were taken to Fatehgarh Sahib Civil Hospital, said GRP Deputy Superintendent of Police Jagmohan Singh.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the explosion took place in a plastic bucket, which contained some firecrackers, in the general compartment of the train, he said.

Samples will be sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory. Further investigation is on, Singh said.