Dehradun Shatabdi delayed due to bomb scare

Bomb disposal squads today searched the Dehradun bound Shatabdi Express following rumours that a bomb was planted in the train.

Bomb disposal squads on Monday searched the Dehradun bound Shatabdi Express following rumours that a bomb was planted in the train.

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The bomb disposal squads were pressed into service in the train which was stopped at Meerut, Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee stations for frisking as well as checking, the police said. However, no explosive was found.

The bomb scare gave a tough time time to passengers of the train. The Shatabdi, which had left Delhi at 7am, reached Dehradun at 3pm, two and half hours behind schedule.