Lucknow: A possible tragedy was averted on Friday by the timely detection of an Improvised Explosive Device (IEM) on board the Mumbai-bound Mahanagri Express train in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, police said.

The bomb, wrapped in polythene, was recovered from the toilet of the coach S-3 when the train arrived at the Manikpur railway station, Inspector General (Law and Order) Bhagwan Swarup said in Mumbai.