Gorakhpur-Mumbai Kashi Express receives bomb threat, nothing as such found as police probe call
At around 09:30 am, the control room received a call from an unknown number stating that the Kashi Express, travelling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, had a bomb.
New Delhi: The Kashi Express, travelling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, got a bomb threat from an unknown caller. The police have thoroughly searched the train. Mau Superintendent of Police, Elamaran, informed on Tuesday that nothing as such was found and the call is being investigated.
What did the police say?
According to ANI, Elamaran said, "At around 09:30 am, the control room received a call from an unknown number stating that the Kashi Express, travelling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, had a bomb. Soon after receiving the information, the whole team from Mau police, GRP, and RPF were ready at Mau railway station."
He added, "As soon as the train reached the station, the public and passengers were told to leave the area. Our joint team then checked all the bogies of the train. As of now, we haven't found anything like this. We are further checking and also investigating the call we received. It seems to be an internet call, and the surveillance team is working on it."
Passengers asked to wait
Ram Yadav, the Chief Ticket Inspector at the Mau railway station, said, "The police asked us to station the train over suspicion of a bomb. All the passengers have been boarded off the train and are in the waiting room. The police officials, along with the bomb squad, are inspecting the train." The inspection went on for over an hour as the passengers were asked to wait.