Panic set in sections of Delhi on Thursday (April 10) when two iconic locations the Red Fort and Jama Masjid were under bomb threats, officials reported. The security agencies hastened to carry out a full-scale investigation into the threats.
The Delhi Police said, “Red Fort and Jama Masjid received bomb threat call. According to Delhi Police, nothing suspicious was found during the check and the call was declared as hoax.”
The call was received at 9:03 AM, with the unknown caller saying bombs had been placed at the historic sites. In response, several police units, bomb disposal teams, and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel were immediately deployed to the two locations.
A Delhi Fire Services official confirmed, “The security agencies (were instructed) to rush to the places and make thorough checks on Thursday morning.” He further added, “We rushed one fire tender at the location and made thorough searches. But nothing suspicious was detected at the locations.”
Subsequently, Delhi Police later clarified in a statement that bomb disposal squads and CISF conducted thorough searches on the premises but detected no indication of explosives or any other object of suspicion. The whole drama was ultimately authenticated as a hoax.
The whole incident, despite being a hoax, triggered an immediate and integrated response from the security forces in Delhi, establishing the city’s readiness in response to such exigencies.
