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Bomb Threat Halts Tejas Rajdhani for 31 Minutes Before Clearance

A Delhi Control alert prompted a standard multi-agency search under railway security protocol.

Overview

  • The DelhiPatna express was stopped at Aligarh late Saturday for security checks, officials said.
  • RPF Aligarh commanding officer Gulzar Singh said the threat information originated from Delhi Control.
  • Bomb disposal experts, local police, the Station House Officer, dog squads, fire brigade and divisional officers inspected the coaches.
  • Authorities reported that no explosive or suspicious object was found and the train was allowed to proceed.
  • Officials cited a similar January threat to the Kashi Express that also ended with no recovery after checks.