Archive · 14 Aug 2026
1991 Jammu Railway Station Blast Accused Arrested After 35 Years
In 1991, a powerful bomb went off at a train station in Jammu, India.
Three people died and 18 others were hurt in the blast.
Police say a man named Altaf Hussain Sheikh was involved in the bombing.
After the explosion, he ran away and hid from the police for about 35 years.
He moved to a place called Bijbehara and pretended to be a successful businessman.
Nobody around him knew that police had been searching for him for decades.
But the railway police never gave up, and for the last two years they checked his identity and home records very carefully.
Finally, they found him, arrested him, and took him to a special court in Jammu in August 2026.
Police say the arrest shows that people cannot hide from justice forever.
Railway (GRP) Police Jammu arrested Altaf Hussain Sheikh, the absconding accused in the April 2, 1991 bomb blast at Jammu Railway Station, after nearly 35 years.
The explosion on platform number 1 killed three people, including two paramilitary personnel, and injured 18 civilians.
Sheikh, a resident of Marhama-Bijbehara in Anantnag, had spent decades living under a concealed identity as a successful businessman in the Bijbehara area.
FIR No. 07/1991 was registered under RPC Sections 307, 302 and 120-B, TADA and the Explosive Substances Act; co-accused Aman Ullah Khan was arrested earlier while the other accused, including Sheikh, escaped and were declared absconders.
Following a two-year intensified manhunt with meticulous identity and residential verification, Sheikh was arrested and produced before the TADA Court in Jammu on August 13, 2026.
- Who
- Altaf Hussain Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmed Sheikh and resident of Marhama-Bijbehara in Anantnag, arrested by the Railway (GRP) Police Jammu; co-accused Aman Ullah Khan had been arrested during the initial investigation.
- What
- The arrest of the prime absconding accused in the 1991 bomb blast at Jammu Railway Station, who had lived for nearly 35 years under a concealed identity as a businessman in Bijbehara.
- When
- The blast occurred on April 2, 1991; Sheikh was arrested earlier this week and produced before the TADA Court in Jammu on August 13, 2026.
- Where
- The blast occurred on platform number 1 of Jammu Railway Station; Sheikh was traced to the Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir.
- Why
- He was allegedly involved in the bombing that killed three people and injured 18 civilians, and had been declared an absconder by the concerned court.
- Accused
- Altaf Hussain Sheikh, son of Nazir Ahmed Sheikh, resident of Marhama-Bijbehara, Anantnag
- Blast date
- April 2, 1991
- Blast location
- Platform number 1, Jammu Railway Station
- Casualties
- 3 killed (2 paramilitary personnel, 1 civilian); 18 civilians injured
- FIR and charges
- FIR No. 07/1991 at GRP Jammu; Sections 307, 302, 120-B RPC; Sections 3/4 TADA; Sections 4/5 Explosive Substances Act
- Co-accused
- Aman Ullah Khan (arrested earlier); other accused declared absconders
- Court appearance
- Produced before the TADA Court in Jammu on August 13, 2026
- Manhunt
- Intensified identity and residential verification by GRP Jammu over the past two years
Sources
Jammu: Terrorist accused in 1991 bomb blast arrested after absconding for around 35 years
1991 Jammu Railway Station Blast Case: Absconding Accused Arrested After 35 Years, Lived Under Concealed Identity
Justice After 35 Years: Prime Accused in 1991 Jammu Railway Station Blast Arrested
