Bomb threat call at Mumbai's Churchgate station turns hoax
An unverified call, received by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Thursday, warning about a bomb in Mumbai's Churchgate station turned out to be a hoax. Notably, it is the sixth anniversary of the triple blasts at Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar which left 26 people dead. The police are working to trace the person who telephoned the RPF.
An unverified call warning about bomb planted in Mumbai's Churchgate station today prompted an immediate search operation by the local police. It later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) control room received an anonymous call around 11 am. The information was conveyed to Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), Crime Branch. Local police and a team of Mumbai ATS immediately sprung into action.A dog squad was also called and investigation is underway.According to police, it was a hoax call. A thorough search of the Churchgate station revealed nothing though there was brief panic reaction among the commuters.It is the sixth anniversary of the triple blasts at Zaveri Bazar, Opera House and Dadar today, which left 26 people dead and over a 100 injured.Police are making efforts to trace the person who telephoned the RPF. -With inputs from Saurabh Vaktania, Mayuresh Ganapatye and Mustafa Shaikh