In Lucknow, the anti-terror squad is currently trying to capture an alleged terrorist hiding in a house on the outskirts of the city. 

Sources say that he could be linked to a train blast this morning in Madhya Pradesh, in which at least eight people were injured.

A shootout between the suspect and the police in the Thakurganj area has been confirmed by the state's police chief Javeed Ahmed.  

ATS team is using chilli pepper bombs in an effort to nab the suspect alive. 

The assailant, sources said, has a pistol and other arms. He is firing intermittently at the police.