A joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) searched Chalisgaon railway station but did not find anything suspicious after which the threat was termed as a hoax
Railway officials along with the dog squad during searches. Pic/CR
Central Railway along with its RPF team nabbed a man who had alleged issued a hoax bomb threat, officials said on Tuesday.
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The suspect was nabbed within 2 hours of sending a hoax message in Chalisgaon, Central Railway said in an official statement.
The Central Railway said that on Monday, the police control room helpline number 112 had received a message from a mobile phone regarding a bomb at Chalisgaon railway station at around 9:16 pm in Jalgaon district.
A joint team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) searched Chalisgaon railway station but did not find anything suspicious after which the threat was termed as a hoax.
The Sniffer dog of RPF Dog Squad Manmad was also utilised.
After thorough check up of all platforms between one and four, no bomb or incriminating article was found, which was immediately shared with the concerned officers.
Further investigation revealed the details of the person with his location indicating near the station. The suspect was nabbed at 11:30 pm by the Jalgaon police team and RPF Dog Squad Manmad.
"The suspect was identified as Vikas Eknath Patil, who seemed to be mentally disturbed, confessed to having sent the hoax message. He was later handed over to the city police for further investigation," the Central Railway said.
Central Railway registers freight loading of 51.73 million tonnes this year
The Central Railway on Monday said that it has registered a remarkable freight loading of 51.73 million tonnes in this financial year.
In an official statement, the Central Railway said that it registered remarkable freight loading of 51.73 million tonnes in this financial year till now, with an impressive loading of 6.72 million tonnes for the month of November-2024.
It said, Central Railway has improved performance in commodities like food grains, sugar, containers and petroleum products which has enabled it to achieve the incremental loading over the corresponding month last year.
Central Railway has registered loading of :
• 84 rakes of Foodgrains in November-2024 as against 36 rakes in November-2023 which is an impressive increase of 133.3%.
• 38 rakes of Sugar in November-2024 as against 31 rakes in November-2023 which is an increase of 22.6%.
• 771 rakes of Container in November-2024 as against 718 rakes in November-2023 registering a growth of 7.4%.
• 194 rakes of Petroleum products in November-2024 as against 185 rakes in November-2023 registering a growth of 4.7%.
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