On night of Feb 18, 2007, bomb blasts tore through two carriages of Samjhauta Express as it travelled past Panipat towards Amritsar on way to Pakistani border. Sixty-eight people were killed, most of them Pakistani citizens. – File Photo

KARACHI: A suspect Kamal Chauhan on Tuesday admitted his crime in front of Indian media over his part in Samjhauta Express incident, DawnNews reported.

According to police, the suspect along with Suneel Joshi implanted two suit cases full of explosives in the train. Chauhan admitted that he bought those suit cases from Indore.

Chauhan was arrested from Indore on Monday after being secretly monitored by the security agencies.

The suspect had already been produced before a court after his arrest.

The blast, in 2007 had left nearly 70 dead and 100 injured — most of them Pakistanis.

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