A hoax call of blowing up the Rajiv Chowk Metro Station on Thursday sent the police and security forces into a tizzy.
The call was received at 2.51 pm and commuters were stopped from entering the station at 3.12 pm. The police did the required security checks as per set procedures and bomb disposal squads were rushed to the station.
However, trains continued to ply through the station even as police combed the station complex for explosives. The interchange facility at the station remained in use during the episode.
The commuters had a tough time during this period. “I reached Rajiv Chowk Station after shopping at around 3 pm but the security personnel did not let me inside. Nobody was telling anything. I caught a bus for home,” said Mrinalini Dua, a housewife.
After the mandatory checks, the station was declared safe and the entry gates were reopened at 4.11 pm.