Ludhiana, Nov. 12 -- Following the alarm triggered by a blast near Delhi's Red Fort on Monday evening, security measures at the Ludhiana Railway Station-the largest in the state-appear concerningly lax. Despite an average daily footfall of around 50,000, particularly during late night and early morning hours, the only luggage scanner at the main entry is often poorly manned, resulting in passengers carrying heavy luggage bypassing security checks.

The high volume of passengers entering the station is observed to pass through the entry gate with little to no compulsory scanning of their baggage.

In Charge of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), Inspector SB Yadav, defended the staffing, stating, "At least two RPF personnel are on duty at ...