Kolkata, Nov 15 : Security on trains running through north Bengal areas has been stepped up following a bomb threat alert issued by the Assam Government.
“Delhi-bound trains from Assam running through north Bengal were being searched, besides platforms, after the West Bengal government received an alert notice from Assam about a bomb threat to such trains,” IGP (Law and order) Raj Kanojia said today.
Meanwhile, Kolkata police has strengthened security in the metropolis.
“Though there is no specific alert, we have stepped up security since the Puja festival last month,” Special Commissioner of Police Subrata Narayan Sarkar told PTI here.
PTI
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