Train checked at Nagpur after bomb tip-off, allowed to proceed

A thorough check was carried out in the Chennai-Nizamuddin Express train by railway police, Railway Protection Force personnel and dog squads. The train was stopped at 8:45pm following a bomb threat call and it resumed back at 10pm. Meanwhile, a sniffer dog led the police to four men from Jhansi, travelling in a coach of the train, carrying 10 kilograms of urea.

Nagpur (Maharashtra): The 12611 Chennai-Nizamuddin Express was halted at Nagpur station in Maharashtra on Saturday night for over an hour after someone alerted the police about a bomb on board, said an official.

Reportedly, a thorough check was carried out by railway police, Railway Protection Force personnel and dog squads, and the train which was stopped at 8:45pm, was allowed to resume its journey at 10pm.

"Someone alerted Pune railway police about a bomb threat and the message was passed to Nagpur police, after which a check was conducted. The information turned out to be false," he said.

"A sniffer dog led the police to four men from Jhansi, travelling in a coach of the train, carrying 10 kilograms of urea," he added.

The four reportedly worked in a urea manufacturing company in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh and were let off after they gave satisfactory replies to the railway police.