Delhi-Amritsar Express Stopped, Passengers Deboarded after Bomb Scare

After an anonymous call was received about a bomb in the Delhi-Amritsar Swarn Shatabdi Express, the railway authorities stopped the train and deboarded passengers, said media reports.

A Northern Railway Spokesperson said that the train had left Delhi at 7:40 am in the morning and at around 7:45 am, a call was made to the deputy station superintendent that a bomb has been placed in the train, reports said.

He said that the train was consequently stopped at Narela and passengers deboarded, said reports.

A team of Delhi Police and Railway Police is conducting a thorough search of the train, reports said.

(Based on internet reports)