Threat to Blow Up Delhis Red Fort Turns Out to Be a Hoax

New Delhi, July 11: Security measures were heightened around the historic Red Fort in Delhi after a bomb threat was reported on Saturday. Police and security agencies conducted a thorough search of the area, but no suspicious items were found.

According to Delhi Police, the threat originated from a phone call received at the Mumbai Police Control Room, where the caller claimed he would blow up the Red Fort. Mumbai Police promptly relayed this information to the Delhi Police Control Room, which alerted the North District Police to initiate security measures.

Immediately following the alert, police officers, bomb disposal squads, and other security teams arrived at the Red Fort to conduct an extensive investigation. After the search, officials confirmed that no suspicious items or explosives were discovered. Authorities later deemed the bomb threat to be a hoax. Currently, efforts are underway to trace the caller and uncover the motive behind the threat.

It is noteworthy that this threat comes just months after an explosion near the Red Fort Metro Station, which resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries to over a dozen individuals. Police identified the driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 as Umar-un-Nabi, a Kashmiri doctor employed at Al-Falah University in Faridabad.

The explosion occurred on the same day that security agencies recovered nearly 2,900 kilograms of explosives, including ammonium nitrate, from a location about 50 kilometers from the national capital in Faridabad. Investigators suspect that the accused detonated the vehicle after two alleged accomplices, Mujammil Shakeel and Adil Rather, were arrested and the explosives were seized.

In May, during a significant anti-terror operation, Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested nine individuals allegedly linked to the Pakistani agency ISI and fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Investigating officials stated that the suspects were reportedly planning attacks on major establishments, including airports, railway stations, power plants, nuclear facilities, and security personnel.