Security Beefed up at Red Fort After Bomb Threat Call; No Suspicious Objects Found
Searches at the Red Fort, Delhi Secretariat and two schools found nothing suspicious, officials said after police declared the threat a hoax.
- On Saturday, the Red Fort and Delhi Secretariat received bomb threats after the Mumbai Police control room relayed information to Delhi Police, triggering immediate search operations by security agencies.
- North District Police declared the Red Fort call a hoax after investigation, while officials confirmed that nothing suspicious was detected during search operations at the sites.
- Earlier, bomb threat emails were also received at two schools in the national capital, prompting the Delhi Fire Service, police, and bomb disposal squads to conduct thorough searches.
- These threats occur as the National Investigation Agency continues investigating a high-intensity IED blast at the Red Fort last year that killed 11 people.
- The National Investigation Agency filed a forensic report earlier this week before Special Judge Pitambar Dutt, who extended the judicial custody of nine accused persons until July 13.
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Security beefed up at Red Fort after bomb threat call; no suspicious objects found
New Delhi, Jul 11: Delhi Police beefed up security at the Red Fort here on Saturday after receiving information about a bomb threat, sources said. However, after an extensive search of the premises, the threat was declared a hoax, they said. The threat call was made to the Mumbai Police control room, with the caller claiming that the iconic monument in Delhi would be blown up. Mumbai Police immediately shared the information with the Delhi Polic…
High alert triggered in Delhi after threat call to blow up Red Fort, later proved to be a hoax
A high-security alert was triggered in Delhi on Saturday after the officials received a threat call claiming that the Red Fort would be blown up, which was later discovered to be a hoax.
Hoax Threat Call to Blow Up Red Fort Triggers Security Alert in Delhi
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A security alert was triggered in the national capital after a threat call was received claiming that the Red Fort would be blown up, which was later found to be a hoax, officials said on Saturday. India News | Hoax Threat Call to Blow Up Red Fort Triggers Security Alert in Delhi.
Delhi's Red Fort receives bomb threat; turns out to be hoax
A bomb threat targeting Delhi's Red Fort was received and investigated by police. Security personnel conducted a thorough search of the monument after the alert was passed. Authorities later declared the threat to be a hoax, finding no explosives present. An investigation is underway to identify the caller and trace the threat's origin. This incident follows a series of similar false bomb threats across the National Capital Region.
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