Bomb Threat at Delhi’s Kashmere Gate Metro Station Turns Out to be Hoax
A bomb threat call at Delhi’s Kashmere Gate metro station, which caused panic among the security forces yesterday, turned out to be a hoax, and the caller, who was reportedly drunk at the time, has now been arrested by the police.
Hoax Call Causes Panic
The incident occurred two days before Independence Day, when security is strengthened across the national capital, especially in sensitive places like the Delhi Metro stations. The Central Industrial Security Force’s (CISF) control room received a call late in the evening that a bomb was present at the Kashmere Gate station of the Delhi Metro. The metro police and the CISF started a search operation, which caused panic at the busy station.
Caller Arrested
After an extensive search of the metro station by the forces, nothing was found, and the threat call turned out to be a hoax. The police then started locating the caller, who was arrested today from the Kashmere Gate area, the cops said.
The 26-year-old caller, Rahul, was reportedly drunk when he called the CISF control room. He is a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur.
Importance of Kashmere Gate Metro Station
The Kashmere Gate metro station is an important interchange on the Delhi Metro network as three important lines: Yellow, Violet, and Red lines have an intersection here, and every day lakhs of commuters change trains at the station.
Summary:
- A bomb threat call at Delhi’s Kashmere Gate metro station turned out to be a hoax.
- The caller, who was reportedly drunk, has been arrested by the police.
- The incident caused panic at the busy station, but no bomb was found after an extensive search.
- The Kashmere Gate metro station is a crucial interchange on the Delhi Metro network.
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