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A bomb scare leads to a halt of the Purushottam Express in UP’s Tundla for over three hours

A bomb scare leads to a halt of the Purushottam Express in UP’s Tundla for over three hours

According to officials, the Puri-New Delhi-Purushotam Express was stopped for over three hours at Tundla railway station in Uttar Pradesh early on Thursday after railway authorities were alerted about suspected terrorists traveling with explosives.

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“We received information from an X-Handle that some suspected terrorists were traveling in the train with explosives which they would plant in the Delhi-Leh Air India flight. We initiated action but it turned out to be a hoax,” a railway official said from the Prayagraj Rail Division.

“At around 2.30am, passengers in all buses were woken up and their luggage was thoroughly checked using metal detectors and dog squads, but nothing was found,” the official added. JP

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