Secunderabad railway police on Wednesday received a bomb threat call on Secunderabad-Bellary express train. The train was thoroughly searched and it turned out to be a hoax call. A person has been arrested in connection with bomb threat on the Secunderabad-Bellary express train.
"A person was arrested after Secunderabad Railway Police on Wednesday received a bomb threat call that a bomb had been planted on Bellary Express. The train was thoroughly searched and it turned out to be a hoax call. A case has been registered," said Anuradha, SP Secunderabad GRP, as quoted by news agency ANI.
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GRP, RPF and Gopalapuram police of Hyderabad were immediately alerted after receiving a bomb threat call to Bellary Express at Secunderabad railway station and the train was thoroughly inspected at platform 4. Later the call was found a Hoax.
An unidentified person had called the police control room to inform them about a bomb in the Bellary Express which was ready to leave the Secunderabad railway station.
Earlier on Monday, a Chennai-bound flight from Hyderabad got a hoax bomb threat at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. However, after the airport security evacuated the flight and checked, it was learnt that a passenger, who got delayed made a hoax call. Hyderabad Police took the passenger into custody for making a hoax bomb call.
As reported earlier, the accused has been identified as Ajmira Bhadraiah, who is working as a senior engineer in Chennai. According to news agency ANI, he arrived late at the airport, the airline staff did not allow him. With this, the police confirmed that he had made this threatening call. He was detained.