Man Dies in Rail Track Explosion Near Patiala

A low-intensity explosion rocked a dedicated freight railway track near Bothonia village in Punjab's Patiala district late Monday night, killing a man believed to have been attempting to detonate a device, police said Tuesday.

The blast occurred around 10 p.m. near the Shambhu-Ambala rail section, causing partial damage to the track and creating a small crater beneath the line, according to Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police Varun Sharma. An unidentified man's dismembered body was recovered from the site, with parts strewn along the track. Investigators determined the incident was an attempted detonation rather than a minor explosion, and the man died during the process.

"We found that it was not a low intensity explosion but an attempted detonation," Sharma told reporters. "During the attempt, the person who was trying to carry out the detonation died, and his body has been recovered." Police recovered a SIM card, wires, other materials, two motorcycles and a damaged mobile phone from the scene, launching a technical investigation to trace leads. "We expect that we will soon unravel the whole conspiracy," Sharma added.

Senior officers, including Deputy Inspector General...