New Delhi: Two unclaimed bags near Rashtrapati Bhawan contained no explosives, say police

Security agencies and police on Sunday went into tizzy after two calls of unclaimed bags lying in sensitive North Avenue area and New Delhi railway station were received, which were later found to be a hoax.

The call about a bag lying unclaimed at the gate of RML Hospital, close to Rashtrapati Bhawan, in North Avenue area was received at 3 PM, police said.

Various agencies and police reached the spot along with a bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs but the bag was found to contain no explosive, said a senior police officer.
The call saying a blue colour bag lying unclaimed on platform number 16 of New Delhi railway station was received at 4.45 PM. But no explosive was found in it, he said.

Delhi:Search ops underway after Police received a phone call about a suspicious bag outside Rashtrapati Bhavan Gate1 pic.twitter.com/R8bjlNWoWJ

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