Delhi: Hoax bomb call disrupts service at Patel Nagar metro station

Metro officials said trains did not stop at the station from 7.20 pm to 8.34 pm in view of the threat and people inside the station were evacuated.

Trains did not stop for over an hour at Patel Nagar metro station in the capital on Sunday after a hoax call about a bomb outside the station premises.

Metro officials said trains did not stop at the station from 7.20 pm to 8.34 pm in view of the threat and people inside the station were evacuated.

[related-post]

According to the police, the police control room received a call around 7.15 am by an unidentified person, who reported about a potential bomb outside the metro station premises.

Story continues below this ad

A police team, along with bomb disposal squad, was rushed to the spot but no explosives or any such unattended object was found, said DCP (Central) Parmaditya.

He added that the police are now tracking the person who called up the police control room and action might be taken against him. Services were resumed at the station, which is on the blue line, after police gave its clearance.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Tags:
delhi
metro

Top Stories

zubeen garg, zubeen garg death, zubeen garg death case,

Singapore police say they don’t suspect foul play in Zubeen Garg’s death

Entertainment Smita Patil was 'uncomfortable' dancing in the rain with Amitabh Bachchan, 'hurt' when Yash Chopra rejected her: 'That will be my end'

Pune man sparks outrage over school projects

Fireworks light up the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium during the opening ceremony of New Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2020. (Express File image by Oinam Anand)

Sports India experienced host nation bump after 2010 Commonwealth Games. Can 2030 do the same for Indian athletics, swimming, gymnastics and cycling?

For the first time in history, a genocide was broadcast live, supported by Western powers, while the rest of the world stood helpless, unable even to deliver food, anaesthetics, or painkillers, or to stop starvation and agony.

Opinion Palestinian Ambassador writes: Gaza must not be erased

At centre of hijab row, student decides to pull out of Kochi school

India3 hr ago

Amid the controversy over a student not being allowed to wear a hijab at a school in Kochi, the student has decided to pull out of the school. Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty, who had previously called on the school to respect the student’s right to wear the hijab, said on Friday that the school was answerable to the government regarding the circumstances surrounding the girl’s decision.

View all shorts

Live Blog

Loading Taboola...