Hoax bomb call leads to extensive search at New Delhi railway station

A phone call that a bomb has been placed at the New Delhi railway station Monday led to extensive search of the premises and was later declared as hoax.

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The police control room received a call around noon about a bomb being placed at Platform No 5 of the New Delhi railway station, senior police officials said.

Police swung into action and launched extensive search operations, but found no explosives, they said. The call was declared as hoax, the officials said.