Diwana, Panipat Explained

Diwana
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Haryana#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates:29.3158°N 76.9658°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Haryana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Panipat district
Parts Type:Villages
Website:haryana.gov.in

Diwana is a village situated in Haryana, India. It comes under district Panipat, municipality Panipat. The village is situated 10 km away from Panipat.[1]

Railway station

There is a Diwana railway station near the village and in 2007 there was a terrorist bomb blast in Samjhauta Express.[2] According to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the terror blast was carried out in pursuance to a criminal conspiracy aimed at threatening the "unity, integrity, security and sovereignty" of India. 68 people including 43 Pakistan citizens, 10 Indian citizens and 15 unidentified people were killed in the blast. 64 out of the total killed were civil passengers and 4 were Railways officials. 12 people including 10 Pakistanis and two Indians were also injured in the terrorist attack. A number of train coaches were also burnt in the resultant fire.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villages Panipat, Haryana India. 2020-07-03. en-US.
  2. Web site: 2019-03-12. Samjhauta Express blast case explained: Who are the accused? What did NIA chargesheet say?. 2020-07-03. The Indian Express. en.