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Punjab: An Express train going from Jammu to Jodhpur was stopped on Tuesday at Firozpur’s Kasu Begu station after Police received a phone call regarding a bomb threat onboard. Upon receiving the information Police and dog squad teams reached the spot and an investigation is underway.

"Ferozepur police received information that a train has been stopped at Kasu Begu Railway station...Police have reached the spot and the area has been cordoned off. The passengers have been evacuated...Three bomb disposal squad teams of Punjab Police will be reaching the spot. Dog squad teams have reached the spot…,” said Ferozepur SSP Saumya Mishra, as quoted by news agency ANI.

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In an unrelated incident, in June this year, a Mumbai-bound Vistara flight from Thiruvananthapuram received a bomb threat, after which a search was conducted. “We confirm that a security concern has been noted by our staff while onboard Vistara flight UK 552 operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Mumbai on 28 June 2024,” the airline confirmed.

According to protocol, the aircraft was immediately reported to the appropriate authorities and escorted to the isolation bay after safely landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, where every passenger was disembarked.

A crew member discovered a message that read 'bomb on board', according to a Sahar police station official.

The passengers were told of the threat shortly after landing, and a search of the passengers and their luggage was underway, though nothing suspicious had been discovered so far, according to the official.

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In a similar incident, in June, a London-bound Air India flight received a bomb threat but no explosives were discovered, an official said. According to a Cochin International Airport spokesperson, a man suspected of making the threatening call has been apprehended by authorities. Security personnel conducted extensive checks on the aircraft and found no danger, allowing the flight to proceed as planned.