Anon bomb threat call puts CWG village on alert

New Delhi, Oct 5: Delhi police on Tuesday, Oct 5 afternoon received an anonymous call that a bomb has been placed inside the Commonwealth Games Village prompting an alert and a thorough security check.

The residential complex with 14 blocks, 34 towers and 1,168 air-conditioned apartments, which host around 7,000 athletes and officials, was checked thoroughly by dog squads and bomb disposal teams.

Even though the search was still on, police officials believe that the call could have been a hoax.

The call was received at around 2:30 pm.

OneIndia News