Kokrajhar, Oct 23: Rail services across Lower Assam and parts of North Bengal were disrupted early Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track near Kokrajhar late Wednesday night.

The blast occurred about five kilometres from Kokrajhar Railway Station, on the route towards Salakati, damaging nearly two feet of the track. Fragments of the rail were found scattered several metres away.

“After receiving information, we rushed here. Around two feet of the rail track were damaged, but it has now been restored,” said Kokrajhar ASP Aziza Gulenur.

Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police confirmed that there were no casualties or train derailments. Train operations, which were suspended overnight, affected several up and down services in L

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