Explosive materials recovered by RPF personnel at Dum Dum stn

Kolkata, Oct 7: The RPF on Oct 6 recovered explosive powder contained in two packets from the platform of Dum Dum station and liquid explosive materials from a nearby area, police said.

Railway passengers informed the RPF camp at the Dum Dum station that two unclaimed plastic packets were lying at platform number one. Bomb squads immediately rushed to the station and the packets were removed from the platform.

In the meanwhile, sources said that some liquid explosives were also recovered from the ground floor of a residential apartment in the area near the station.

The explosives are now being tested by CBI experts. No arrest has been made as yet.

PTI