Running late, IAF Sergeant makes hoax bomb call to catch train; held

A man, working as sergeant at the Indian Air Force (IAF), has made a hoax bomb call to the police control room (PCR) to “stop” the Mumbai-bound Rajdhani Express as he was getting late to catch the train, the police said on Saturday.

A senior police officer said that a call was received at around 4.48 p.m. The caller said that there was a bomb on the New Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express scheduled to depart for Mumbai from the New Delhi Railway Station.

“The Railway officials were also informed about the scheduled departure of the train. A police team later went to platform number 3 where the train was stationed. Bomb Disposal Squads were also requisitioned. The Railway Protection Force also joined in the operation,” said the official.