Fake bomb threat holds up train from Mumbai at Jalgaon station for 2 hrs

Nashik: Mumbai-Howrah Mail (12809) was held up at Jalgaon station for at two hours on Monday following a bomb threat at RPF headquarters in Mumbai. The threat was found to be a hoax. The train, which left Mumbai on Sunday night, had about 1,800 passengers on board.
Ity Pandey, divisional railway manager, Bhusawal, said, "I received a call from the RPF headquarters at 3.30am on Monday alerting me to a threat of a bomb planted on the train.Since the train was about to reach Jalgaon, security forces decided to carry out a search operation at the station."
The train arrived at Jalgaon at 4.15am and a bomb detection and disposal squad and a dog squad inspected all 21 coaches. "The passengers were informed about the security check and it was ensured that there was no panic. The passengers cooperated with the security agencies. When nothing suspicious was found on the train, it was declared fit for further journey. It departed the station at 6.21am," said Pandey.
Swapnil Nila, Central Railway's public relations officer, said teams were investigating the threat call to ascertain the motive behind it. "Such threats are never taken lightly. The security forces swung into action as soon as they received the threat. They also checked the identity of the passengers to ensure that they were travelling with proper tickets." tnn