Simdega (Jharkhand), October 28: The Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express was today held up at Bano Railway station in Simdega district after a bomb was spotted near the tracks.
The can-bomb was detected by a check van during a routine patrol between Bano and Mahabuang stations, police said, adding soon after the railway authorities held up the train, 200 km from Ranchi, and cancelled two passenger trains on that route.
A senior police officer said the bomb-disposal squad would examine the object.
–PTI