Bomb hoax delays Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express

Lucknow, Oct 3: Lucknow bound Shatabdi Express from Delhi was forced to halt for over half an hour at Tundla railway station in Firozabad district this morning following a bomb hoax.

The information regarding a bomb on board the Shatabdi Express was received which later turned out to be an hoax, an official spokesman said.

"Following information regarding the bomb on board the Shatabdi Express, the train was stopped at Tundla railway station in Firozabad district this morning around 8:30am," Inspector GRP Tundla Hukkum Pal Singh said.

Police said that during checking only an empty bag was recovered from the generator room and the information was found to be hoax.

PTI