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The Indian authorities on Thursday initiated a terror probe into the twin blasts which ripped through a passenger train in the southern state of Tamil Nadu's capital Chennai.
The blasts killed one woman and injuring more than 14 others.
"The twin explosions took place in two sleeper coaches of the Guwahati-Bangalore Express at 7.30 a.m. (local time), just 10 minutes after the train pulled into the Chennai main station. While the woman, identified as 24-year-old Swathi, was killed on the spot, those injured have been admitted to a local hospital," he said on condition of anonymity.
Though no suspect has been arrested in the case yet, the anti- terror National Investigation Agency is probing the blasts, the official said, adding the perpetrators will soon be arrested.
The state government has announced a compensation of one lakh rupees (2,000 U.S. dollars) to the family of the woman killed in the blasts.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan SIngh has condemned the blasts.
"Such barbaric acts targeting innocent men, women and children only highlight the desperation and cowardice of those responsible. I am confident that the people of India will stand united against these attempts to disturb peace and harmony," he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up in railway stations and bus stations across the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka in the wake of the Chennai twin blasts which came in the middle of the mammoth nine-phase general elections in this country.
The state-owned Indian Railways ferries millions of passengers everyday, criss-crossing the country from north to south. Though security personnel are deployed on trains, fool-proof safety is not there because of the huge rush of commuters.
