Kasargod: Hoax Call from Karnataka Claims Bomb Threat in Railway Station
Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (RD)
Kasargod, Mar 8: An anonymous call on Thursday March 8 claimed that explosives had been placed in the city railway station, sending the security personnel into a tizzy.
As soon as the call as received, bomb detection squads, reserve police force and canine squads were swung into action and an extensive search of the railway station was carried out.
They also searched the parking areas and the railway tracks, but could not find anything suspicious. It was later declared to be a hoax.
The anonymous call was made to the fire brigade at 8.05 am on Thursday from Karnataka. The person spoke in Malayalam and said that explosives had been placed in the railway station.
It may be recalled that on March 3, pipe bombs had been found lying on the Cheruvathur tracks, and passengers of Cheruvathur-Mangalore Express train had a narrow escape. Following the incident, police have been taking extra care to ensure security to rail passengers by conducting survey of the tracks and other such measures.
DySP Harischandra Nayak, sub-inspector Babu Perinjayat, RPF sub-inspector K M Sunil Kumar led the search operations.