Bomb hoax halts August Kranti in its tracks

The control room in turn called the GRP, who alerted all the agencies involved and the train was stopped at the Borivali station. The bomb squad, the dog squad and the railway police were on standby on the platform.

The two squads took over the train as anxious passengers waited on the platform. Going through the train meticulously, thesquads had just managed to search through six bogies within the first half hour. The remaining compartments took them another hour, after which passenger baggage was rummaged through.

The search for the bomb finally ended around 9 pm, after which the passengers were allowed to gather their belongings and board the train again. The final green signal was given at 9.30 pm.