On 13/12/2005, the Chennai express (Chennai-Mangalore) reached Mangalore Railway Station at about 1415 hrs. The railway personnel on routine checkup of the compartments found one big cardboard box abandoned in S-6 compartment of the train. As the contents of the box looked suspicious, the railway authorities immediately informed the Police control room. On this information, the local police of Mangalore South PS and the district anti sabotage team rushed to the spot and examined the contents of the box. In the box there were about 48 brown colored round shaped materials of the size of cricket ball each and two brown colored cylindrical items of the size of 10"x 6". There was also little quantity of black powder (looking like gun powder) wrapped in news paper and some loose fuse wires.
The box along with its contents was shifted to the Police Parade ground in the district armed reserve and the local explosive experts requested to visit and examine the contents.
The explosive experts on arrival opined that these are not commercial explosives or high explosives but could be some crude explosives. The exact chemical composition they said could be known only after detailed scientific examination.
In this connection, the Railway Police have registered a case in Mangalore Railway PS and have taken up further investigation. The Forensic Science Laboratory has been requisitioned to send a team for examination. Similarly the State Intillegince has been requisitioned to send the Bomb Disposal Unit for any assistance in this regard.
The intensity and nature of explosives will be known only after the arrival of the team from Bangalore. The DK Police is assisting the Railway Police in the investigation.
