Cracker burst creates panic at Mugalsarai railway station in UP

Lucknow, Nov 24 (UNI) A day after serial blasts in three cities of Uttar Pradesh, panic gripped the Mugalsarai railway station in Chandauli district of the state following a low intensity explosion this morning.

However, police sources at the state headquarters said it was a cracker which was bursted by some miscreants to create panic among the people. No one was injured in the explosion, police further said.

The cracker was bursted near the GRP rest room on the first floor of the railway station. Police have launched an intensive search operation inside the station.

As a precautionary measure, railway authorities and the RPF have evacuated the passengers for some time.

Railway sources maintained that train services on the route were normal.

UNI