WHat the Doctor Ordered Continues .............

Retaliatory violence against Hindus and their religious places was reported in Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Middle East. In India, the repercussions—besides communal riots and killings—were seen in the increase in acts of terror, such as the deadly serial bombings in Mumbai on 12 March 1993 that claimed 279 lives, caused injuries to nearly 700 people and damage to property, both public and private, worth hundreds of crores of rupees. The divisive atmosphere in the country and the latent wrath in the Muslim community over the demolition of the mosque and the loss of lives during the riots were used as capital by the ISI, the notorious secret service agency of Pakistan, to foment trouble and terrorism. The following story is of one of the many well-planned acts of terror whose genesis may be traced to the demolition of Babri Masjid.

In the early hours of 6 December 1993—the first anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid—shocking news of bombings in five trains were reported from different parts of the country, in which two passengers were killed and twenty- two injured. Railway property worth lakhs of rupees had been damaged. A sense of terror spread amongst railway workers and passengers alike, affecting normal train service for a long time. Details of the bombings are as follows:
At about 5.15 a.m. on 6 December 1993, a bomb kept under seat number 4 of coach C-7 of the Rajdhani Express en route to New Delhi from Mumbai Central exploded between the Indergarh and Amli stations in the Kota division of the Western Railway. The explosion resulted in five passengers being grievously injured, but fortunately there were no fatalities.
At 6 a.m. on the same day, a bomb kept under seat number 135 of coach D-1 of the Flying Queen Express, originating from Surat and going to Mumbai, exploded, causing grievous injury to one passenger and substantial damage to the railway coach.

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