BOMB BLAST AT CHENNAI RAILWAY STATION - DISASTROUS MORNING IN CHENNAI

Chennai bomb blast - 1st May 2014 - Frightful Morning in the History Of Chennai

The Guwahati-bound train arrived late at Chennai station by about an hour at 7.05 AM at Platform No. 9 and in a span of five minutes, two low intensity bombs exploded in S4 and S5 coaches, police said. On hearing the explosion, panicked passengers had rushed out of the train. One of the bombs had exploded under the seat of the 24 year old deceased woman.

With the 24-year old female dead has been identified as Swathi Parachuri, employed with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Bangalore, and was travelling to her home town Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, five passengers of the injured fourteen were admitted in serious condition in the Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital.

The Tamil Nadu government ordered a probe by its special CB-CID wing as police detained a suspect in connection with the blasts.

Tamil Nadu DGP K Ramanujam , who inspected the damaged S4 and S5 coaches of the train, said, "City police, Railway Police, forensic experts and bomb disposal squads have been searching the coaches of the train. The coaches of other trains are also being checked", he said.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa ordered CB-CID investigation into the blasts and announced Rs one lakh ex-gratia to the family of the deceased, besides Rs 50,000 each to the grievously wounded and Rs 25,000 to those with minor injuries.

Railway Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge said in Bangalore that an expert from New Delhi will visit Chennai to find the cause behind the blasts and announced Rs one lakh ex-gratia to the family of the deceased.

He also announced Rs 25,000 each to the seriously injured and Rs 5,000 each to those with minor injuries.Treatment expenses for the injured would be borne by the Railways, he said. 

Security has been tightened across Tamil Nadu particularly at airports, railway stations and bus terminals besides key installations like nuclear power stations in the wake of the bomb blasts.

Search on all inbound and out-bound trains in Chennai Central station continued and police also resorted to similar action across the state which affected train schedules.

May God give courage to the injured people and their house mates.And RIP to that 24 year old girl.