New Delhi: An anonymous phone call claiming that someone will walk into the India International Trade Fair (IITF) in Pragati Maidan with a bomb, sent police into a tizzy on Saturday.
But later, the call turned out to be a hoax.
A person, not yet identified, called up the Police Control Room just before the fair opened at 1000 hrs (IST) claiming that some people will try to sneak a bomb hidden in a gas cylinder into the Pragati Maidan and detonate it in a restaurant, police sources said.
The area was immediately cordoned off and bomb-disposal squads and dogs were immediately pushed into action.
However, after an hour-long intensive search, no suspicious objects or persons were found. Therefore, the police declared the call a hoax.
The IITF attracts thousands of visitors every day and the Pragati Maidan is cloaked in unprecedented security for this year's event in view of the October 29 serial blasts.
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