Letter warning of avenging LeT leader’s killing also found.

A crude bomb and a letter purportedly written by the Indian Mujahideen warning of revenge for the killing of Lashkar-e-Taiba ‘commander’ Abu Dujana was recovered from the Amritsar-bound Akal Takht Express here on Thursday, the police said.

Tight vigil

The recovery of the bomb came to light at a time when security forces are maintaining tight vigil ahead of Independence Day.

On getting information about a bomb on the train, the Government Railway Police (GRP) stopped it at Akbarganj Railway Station, ADG (Railways) B.K. Maurya said. Akbarganj is around 70 km away from Lucknow.

“The entire train was vacated and extensively checked during which a bomb wrapped in a ‘sutli’ (jute thread) was found in a packet with two lighters. It seems an attempt was made to prepare a crude device. It could not have exploded on it own,” the ADG said.

‘Playing mischief’

“It seems someone is playing mischief. We have alerted all railway stations,” Mr Maurya said. The train was going to Amritsar from Kolkata and was stopped at Akbarganj after the police got information about the bomb.