Hoax Bomb Call at Sec’bad Railway Station

Panic prevailed at the Secunderabad Railway Station for a few hours on Tuesday when an anonymous person called up the control room, claiming that a bomb was planted on platform No. 9.

Acting swiftly, the authorities pressed the bomb and dog squads of Government Railway Police and Railway Protection Force into service. The entire area was evacuated and barricaded. They searched every nook and corner of the premises, but the call proved to be a hoax. According to sources, the call was made from a mobile phone belonging to a person from Prakasam district. The caller's identity is being ascertained for further investigations.