Asarwa-Udaipur express train that PM Modi inaugurated on October 31 was scheduled to pass through the tracks.
Even before the FIR, one of the police officials told PTI that the explosion was seemingly ‘well-planned’. “The blast appears to be well-planned. Due to the alertness of the local people, the matter came to light and a major incident was averted,” the official said.
Notably, it also came after a week of the visit of senior officials who were at Udaipur to make arrangements for G20 summit sherpa that is scheduled to be held from December 5-7.
Nagraj Naidu, joint secretary in Ministry of External Affairs was present among the officials who visited Udaipur to examine the preparations for a programme that will as Naidu says will give Udaipur “an international identity” and its “tourism will get new directions and strength”.