Hoax letter threatens bomb attack on Ahmedabad railway station

The bomb detection unit has been pressed into action along with sniffer dogs.

Sniffer dogs at the Ahmedabad railway station after a bomb threat was issued. (ANI Photo)

New Delhi: Security forces sprung into action on Thursday after a letter was received by local authorities received an anonymous letter threatening to bomb Ahmedabad railway station. The threat letter was later declared to be a hoax.

Security agencies, however, took no chances and travellers at the station were moved away from the area as a bomb detection unit was immediately pressed into action along with sniffer dogs. With elections in the state scheduled for next month, security cover had already been increased.

The state was previously put on high alert especially in view of the assembly polls scheduled to take place on December 9 and 14. PM Narendra Modi is also scheduled to address eight rallies in the state on November 27 and November 29.