Bomb threats have been acquired on the Guwahati railway station and 7 areas on the Gauhati College campus on Thursday, police mentioned.
Guwahati Police Commissioner Diganta Barah mentioned the Meghalaya Police Management Room in Shillong acquired a name stating {that a} bomb is perhaps planted on the Guwahati railway station.
“Accordingly, we began the investigation with Meghalaya Police and in addition carried out precautionary measures on the station. We’ve up to now not discovered any such object,” he informed PTI.
The “search and sanitisation operation” on the station was carried out collectively by Guwahati Police, Authorities Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Safety Drive (RPF).
The Assam Police additionally acquired an e-mail claiming that bombs is perhaps planted at seven locations on the varsity campus, Barah mentioned.
Police tracing origin of e-mail
“The mail didn’t say there was a bomb however requested the police to take precautionary measures in view of the chance. We are attempting to hint the origin of the mail,” he mentioned.
Within the meantime, the Guwahati Police together with the safety group of the varsity has sanitised the campus, however has not discovered something but, the CP mentioned.
When requested if the mail or the cellphone name was linked to any banned outfit like ULFA(I), the official denied any such risk.
“Additional investigation is occurring to search out out particulars. We can not disclose something extra at this second,” Barah mentioned.
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