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Panic gripped Mau railway junction connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) greeting pursuing a telephone claiming that a weaponry was planted connected the Kashi Express (15018 Down), prompting information agencies to evacuate the bid and motorboat a thorough search.
Officials said it appeared to beryllium a hoax menace and efforts were being made to hint the root of the call.
Soon aft the accusation was received, constabulary teams led by the SP and Additional Superintendent of Police Anoop Kumar rushed to the station, the constabulary officials said.
A associated squad of section police, Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) evacuated passengers from the bid and moved them to a harmless location, they said.
Bomb disposal squads were pressed into work and intensive checking of each coaches was carried out, portion level fig 1 and surrounding areas were cordoned disconnected arsenic a precaution, they added.
SP Elamaran. G said the constabulary power country received the telephone astir 9:30 a.m. claiming that a weaponry was contiguous connected the Kashi Express going from Gorakhpur to Mumbai.
"As soon arsenic the bid arrived astatine Mau station, passengers were safely deboarded and each manager was checked thoroughly. No suspicious entity has been recovered truthful far," helium said.
Nothing suspicious was recovered successful a container checked during the operation, helium said.
"It appears to beryllium a hoax call. Our surveillance squad is moving to hint the root of the call, and further enactment volition beryllium taken accordingly," the SP said.
Railway and constabulary authorities said the bid would beryllium allowed to proceed connected its onward travel lone aft the completion of each information checks.
