Delhi: Man arrested for Kashmere Gate metro station bomb hoax

Delhi: Man arrested for Kashmere Gate metro station bomb hoax

Updated: Aug 14 2023 8:48PM

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) A 26-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a hoax call about a bomb planted at Kashmere Gate metro station, police said on Monday.

Rahul Gupta, a native of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh, made the call in an inebriated state on Sunday, they said.

At 8:22 pm on Sunday, Kashmere Gate metro police station received a call from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) control room that a bomb had been planted at Kashmere Gate metro station, a senior police officer said.