Security at five NW railway stations stepped up after bomb threats

Jaipur: Security at five major railway stations under North Western Railway, in Rajasthan were today tightened up following bomb threats at the stations. "The threat was given in a letter which was delivered at the Firozpur railway division office of the Northern Railway.

Among, other stations, the sender has named Ganganagar, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur and Ajmer railway stations in Rajasthan as target for the blasts," Chief Public Relations Officer, North Western Railway (NWR), Tarun Jain said. He said local police authorities as well as the RPF have been alerted and the security at these stations has been tightened as a precautionary measure. Copy of the threat letter was not received yet at the NWR headquarters here.