Delhi-Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express Checked Thoroughly At Haryana's Sonipat After 'Bomb' Threat

The train was thoroughly searched by a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad, the official said.

Updated on: 29 July 2023 6:56 am

The services of eight Shatabdi Express, two Rajdhani Express, two Duronto Express and one Vande Bharat Express are among around 28 trains that have been cancelled till further advice by the Northern Railways.

The Delhi-Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express was thoroughly checked at Haryana's Sonipat railway station on Friday night after an information was received claiming that there was a bomb on the train, police said.

The train arrived at the Sonipat railway station at 9:34 pm on Friday, a Government Railway Police (GRP) official said. The train was thoroughly searched by a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad, the official said.

No explosive was found on the train, he added. The train was allowed to leave the station at 1:48 am, the official said.