Delhi Police confirmed the arrest of an Indian Airforce sergeant over his alleged bomb threat call to the police control room in a bid to cause a delay to the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express train. The arrested IAF officer, identified as Sunil Sangwan, allegedly made a call to the authorities in a bid to catch the train that he was running late for.He was arrested in the national capital for false information and misleading officials. Upon receiving the call, the officials launched a search and looked for objectionable items for over 45 minutes. However, nothing suspicious was recovered.
The train was scheduled to depart at 4:55 pm but at 4:56 pm, the accused called the authorities about the bomb.