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Hoax call puts two metro stops on alert

Hoax callers caused panic again in the Capital after the Noida Police got a call that the Uttam Nagar and Rajiv Chowk Metro station would be blown up.

Updated on: Jul 04, 2010 11:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By , New Delhi/Noida
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Hoax callers caused panic again in the Capital after the Noida Police got a call that the Uttam Nagar and Rajiv Chowk Metro station would be blown up.

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The Delhi Police and teams of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) carried out combing operations at the two stations for more than one and a half hour before declaring it a false alarm.

According to the Delhi Police, their counterparts in Noida informed them about the call. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sharad Aggarwal said: “Dog squad and bomb squad were immediately sent to the spot. We cordoned off the area till the call was declared hoax.”

The Noida Police has registered a case and have incorporated technical surveillance to catch the perpetrators. Security at the Metro stations in Noida was also intensified; checking by anti-sabotage squad was carried out till late evening.

 
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