The Brahmaputra Mail train bombing was a terrorist attack on a train travelling in Western Assam in Eastern India on 30 December 1996. The bomb totally wrecked three carriages of the train and derailed six more, killing at least 33 people. The bomb was of unknown composition, and had been left next to a line of track between Kokrajhar and Fakiragram stations. It is likely the bomb was detonated by a remote control device, and timed to cause maximum destruction, as the Brahmaputra Mail passenger service to New Delhi came past at high speed. Official reports claimed that 33 people were killed in the explosion, but the remote region in which the blast occurred and government desires to minimize the impact of the attack has led some commentators to question this figure. Some have claimed that 100 fatalities is a more likely figure. The Indian government blamed the attack on a local separatist organisation, the Bodo Security Force, and although they have not admitted guilt. See also List of terrorist incidents, 1996 2014 Chennai train bombing 2006 Mumbai train bombings Jnaneswari Express train derailment List of railway accidents and incidents in India References External links Short piece on the bombing Explosions in 1996 Mass murder in 1996 Railway accidents in 1996 Terrorist incidents in India in 1996 December 1996 events in Asia December 1996 crimes 1990s in Assam Terrorism in Assam Gowda administration Train bombings in Asia Improvised explosive device bombings in India Railway accidents and incidents in Assam Rail transport in Assam