The 2006 Ahmedabad railway station bombing was a blast at platform number 2/3 of Kalupur railway station Ahmedabad, India.[1][6] 10-25 people sustained minor injuries.[4][5] At the time of blast no train was present at the platform, two trains had passed before explosion and the Kutch express was about to arrive at the platform, the casualties and severity of the explosion may increased if any train was present at the platform.[citation needed]
| 2006 Ahmedabad railway station bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Date | 19 February 2006 01:43[1] (IST) |
Attack type | Bomb blasts |
| Deaths | 0[2]-1[3] |
| Injured | 10[4]-25[5] |
| Perpetrator | Lashkar-e-Taiba[4] |
| Accused | Ahmed Bilal, Mahmad Aamir Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh, Mahmad Iliyas Abdul Memon, Saiyyed Aaqib, Mahmad Aslam Kashmiri, Abu Jundal |
The blasts had occurred at the public call office booths installed at the railway station platforms at around 1:43 am.[7] Gujarat police presumed that due to the faulty timer device the severity of the explosion decreased.[8]
Investigations
edit1.5 kg of RDX explosives was planted in a suitcase. The explosives had arrived at Ahmedabad railway station from Mumbai in the chair-car compartment of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Karnavati Express.[8] The bomb had been originally placed in the Karnavati Express. Kamlesh Bhagora, a constable of Government Railway Police had asked a porter to attend an unclaimed suitcase kept in the AC compartment of the train, the porter placed that suitcase near the tea stall at platform number 2/3, the bomb exploded shortly after that.[9]
Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested Mahmad Aamir Shakeel Ahmed Shaikh, Mahmad Iliyas Abdul Memon, Saiyyed Aaqib, Mahmad Aslam Kashmiri, and Abu Jundal.[10]
In September 2021 Gujarat ATS arrested Ahmed Bilal, an accused terrorist wanted in blast case from Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir. According to Gujarat ATS, Bilal bombed a train and detonated IED. He was a student in Madrasa at Bharuch back in 2006. where he got involved with the banned terrorist organization, Lashkar-e-Taiba. He had allegedly convinced other students to take revenge for the Godhra-inspired riots of 2002 and facilitated their training at Azad Kashmir and Pakistan with the help of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to train them in shooting and bomb-making.[2][11][12]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b "2006 blast accused held from Kashmir: Gujarat ATS". The Times of India. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
The blast had left 10 persons injured. No one was killed.
- ^ "ATS arrests 2006 Kalupur blast accused from Kashmir". The Indian Express. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
bomb blast ... in which one was killed and several injured
- ^ a b c "Ahmedabad railway station blast accused chargesheeted". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ a b "'Explosive used in railway station blast may be RDX'". The Times of India. 21 February 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat ATS arrests man in connection with 2006 Ahmedabad blast case". ANI News. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
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- ^ a b "Was Ahmedabad railway station blast a trial run". The Times of India. 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Ahmedabad court acquits two in 2006 Kalupur bomb blast case". Business Standard India. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "2006 Kalupur Railway Station blast case: ATS arrests Bengal man who 'helped' accused flee to Pak". The Indian Express. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Gujarat ATS arrests accused terrorist wanted in 2006 Ahmedabad Kalupur blast case". ANI News. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "ATS arrests 2006 Kalupur blast accused from Kashmir". The Indian Express. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2022.