Bomb detected on railway track in Kolkata

A bomb was found on the rail track between Park Circus and Sealdah South up main line in the city today, disrupting train services in the section for sometime.

"One bomb has been detected between Park Circus and Sealdah South on up main line. As a precautionary safety measure, train movement on both up and down line was suspended from 11.05 AM," a press release issued by Eastern Railway here said.

Soon, RPF and GRP along with the bomb squad reached the spot and removed the bomb from the track at 11.36 AM after which normal train services resumed, it said.