Bomb hoax disrupts train serives at Sealdah Stn for hours

Kolkata, Mar 13 (UNI) A bomb hoax disrupted train services at the Sealdah station for two hours today following the detection of an unclaimed bag in the general compartment of the down Gede-Sealdah local train.

Official sources said as soon as the train arrived on platform No.1 at 1153 hours, a person informed the Station Master (Main) that an unclaimed bag had been lying on the bunk of the general second class coach, the rearmost compartment of the train.

The GRP and RPF immediately searched and found the bag containing an empty tiffin box. However, during the search operation, all safety precautions were taken and no one was allowed to board the train.

Finally, the bag was removed by the GRP at 1300 hours and the rake of the train was taken to the car shed.

UNI