NIA probes Darbhanga railway station blast from new angles, books fresh FIR

PATNA: Expanding its probe to cover the angle of any terror outfit planning to target the newly opened Darbhanga airport, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a fresh FIR in the Darbhanga railway station parcel blast case. Sources said the central agency submitted the FIR before its exclusive court in Patna on Monday.
Besides, the sources said, NIA sleuths from Delhi flew to Hyderabad in Telangana for a full-fledged investigation into the case after four suspects, including two brothers, were detained and interrogated by Telangana counter-intelligence sleuths and a team of Bihar police.
The explosion took place on June 17 when the parcel booked in Secunderabad was dumped on the platform number 1 of Darbhanga railway station in Bihar, causing a loud bang and minor fire. It was a small glass bottle containing a complex inflammable liquid, wrapped with adhesive tape and kept in the parcel of clothes, which caused the explosion.
The consignment was booked in the name of one Mohammad Sufiyan, who was also named as the recipient.
Meanwhile, sources said NIA and intelligence agencies are gathering information about any incident of use of liquid explosives to trigger a blast in any passenger aircraft.“Suspicion is high that it was destined to be picked up by someone. No untoward incident happened in the train while the parcel was in transit. Explosion probably took place due to mishandling,” a source said.
Sources said the NIA court has called for all the records related to the case from the Samastipur railway court, under whose jurisdiction the Darbhanga GRP falls. The Darbhanga GRP had lodged an FIR after the blast.