Bomb scare in Delhi areas, Safdarjung Hospital evacuated

08 September,2009 12:19 PM IST |   |  IANS

Panic spread in the national capital on Tuesday with bomb scares being reported from four crowded places - the New Delhi Railway Station, the Safdarjung Hospital as well as the high rise Palika Kendra and Vikas Minar.


Panic spread in the national capital on Tuesday with bomb scares being reported from four crowded places - the New Delhi Railway Station, the Safdarjung Hospital as well as the high rise Palika Kendra and Vikas Minar.

The sprawling Safdarjung Hospital in south Delhi was being evacuated.

Intensive searches were also underway at the New Delhi Railway Station, Palika Kendra in Connaught Place and at Vikas Minar near ITO.

"Police got a call in the morning and all precautions were taken. The building was evacuated," NDMC spokesperson Anand Tiwari said.

Police said the call at Safdarjung Hospital was received at 9:30 am and the bomb disposal squad was combing the complex, a police official said.

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Bomb scare Delhi areas Safdarjung Hospital evacuated