KANPUR: Recovery of a suspicious object following a choice made through nameless particular person caused panic at Etawah railway station at the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday.
The police beefed up security and carried out massive seek operation with the help of bomb disposal and canine squads in and around the railway station premises.
"Around 1am, the district police received a call informing that a bomb had been planted at platform no 5 of Etawah railway station. A massive search operation was conducted and later a suspicious object in a small polythene bag was recovered from the railway station. The police then alerted dog and Bomb disposal squad who arrived from Kanpur with measures for removing the polythene bag to an isolated place and diffusing it further," said additional SP Jitendra Kumar Srivastava.
In the meantime, visitors and passengers motion was barred, and trains that have been about to reach platform no 5 have been diverted to other platforms of the railway station.
The Bomb disposal squad then got rid of the bag to an isolated position and subtle it, the legitimate said.
ASP additional said, a tin box with a battery and wires in a small polythene bag was hidden close to the platform no 5 of the railway station. "It did not contain any explosive which only indicates that someone tried to play a prank, however, we are yet to reach any final conclusion as the investigations are still underway," ASP said additional.
The police may be undertaking investigation to ensure the caller's identification, he added.
The police beefed up security and carried out massive seek operation with the help of bomb disposal and canine squads in and around the railway station premises.
"Around 1am, the district police received a call informing that a bomb had been planted at platform no 5 of Etawah railway station. A massive search operation was conducted and later a suspicious object in a small polythene bag was recovered from the railway station. The police then alerted dog and Bomb disposal squad who arrived from Kanpur with measures for removing the polythene bag to an isolated place and diffusing it further," said additional SP Jitendra Kumar Srivastava.
In the meantime, visitors and passengers motion was barred, and trains that have been about to reach platform no 5 have been diverted to other platforms of the railway station.
The Bomb disposal squad then got rid of the bag to an isolated position and subtle it, the legitimate said.
ASP additional said, a tin box with a battery and wires in a small polythene bag was hidden close to the platform no 5 of the railway station. "It did not contain any explosive which only indicates that someone tried to play a prank, however, we are yet to reach any final conclusion as the investigations are still underway," ASP said additional.
The police may be undertaking investigation to ensure the caller's identification, he added.
Suspicious object triggers panic at Etawah railway station
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