Bomb threat call from CRPF headquarters in Delhi declared hoax
New Delhi Jan 19 PTI A bomb threat call was reported from the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday evening which was later declared a hoax officials saidThey said a call was received at the police control room at 636 PM from the paramilitary force which stated that a bomb has been planted in the five-storey building located inside the Central Government Offices CGO complex on Lodhi Road in the national capitalPersonnel from the Lodhi Colony police station an ambulance and two fire tenders soon reached the headquarters of the countrys largest paramilitary force they saidSome senior officers were present at the headquarters when the alert was sounded officials saidA joint bomb detection team of the CRPF CISF and Delhi Police was constituted and a thorough search was conducted along with the dog squadNothing was found in the premises of CRPF headquarters building and the surrounding area The call was then declared a hoax a senior police officer saidHe said CRPF officials informed the police after a person from Gorrekunta in Warangal Telangana called on a landline number operational at the paramilitary forces head office informing about the bombThe about 325 lakh personnel strong CRPF is the lead internal security force of the countryThe security establishment in the national capital is on a high alert in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations on January 26 This incident came hours after two unattended bags created a bomb scare in East Delhis Trilokpuri but officials said nothing suspicious was found in them except for a laptop and personal belongingsPTI NES NIT TIR TIR
New Delhi Jan 19 PTI A bomb threat call was reported from the Central Reserve Police Force CRPF headquarters in Delhi on Wednesday evening which was later declared a hoax officials saidThey said a call was received at the police control room at 636 PM from the paramilitary force which stated that a bomb has been planted in the five-storey building located inside the Central Government Offices CGO complex on Lodhi Road in the national capitalPersonnel from the Lodhi Colony police station an ambulance and two fire tenders soon reached the headquarters of the countrys largest paramilitary force they saidSome senior officers were present at the headquarters when the alert was sounded officials saidA joint bomb detection team of the CRPF CISF and Delhi Police was constituted and a thorough search was conducted along with the dog squadNothing was found in the premises of CRPF headquarters building and the surrounding area The call was then declared a hoax a senior police officer saidHe said CRPF officials informed the police after a person from Gorrekunta in Warangal Telangana called on a landline number operational at the paramilitary forces head office informing about the bombThe about 325 lakh personnel strong CRPF is the lead internal security force of the countryThe security establishment in the national capital is on a high alert in view of the upcoming Republic Day celebrations on January 26 This incident came hours after two unattended bags created a bomb scare in East Delhis Trilokpuri but officials said nothing suspicious was found in them except for a laptop and personal belongingsPTI NES NIT TIR TIR
