A bomb threat targeting Delhi’s Red Fort is reported to have been received on Saturday, leading to a high-security alert and an extensive security response at the monument. Multiple outlets report that police and security personnel conduct searches after the information is shared and assessed. Authorities later determine the threat is a hoax, with no explosives found.
One report says the threat originates from a call claiming the Red Fort would be blown up, prompting officials to raise the alert. Another account describes how a hoax threat is sent from Mumbai Police to Delhi Police, after which Delhi Police verify the warning and conclude it is a false alarm. Times of India reports that investigators continue work to identify the caller and trace the origin of the threat.
NDTV notes the incident occurs nearly eight months after an earlier high-intensity vehicle-borne IED blast near the Red Fort Metro Station killed 15 people and injured more than a dozen. Times of India also says the episode follows a series of similar false bomb threats across India’s National Capital Region.
