A bomb threat call targeting Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus triggered a three-hour joint security operation on Saturday evening, with railway and city police, the Railway Protection Force, bomb detection teams and sniffer dogs searching the station and trains without finding explosives or any suspicious material.
The call was received by the railway police control room at Wadi Bunder, where an unidentified person claimed that a bomb had been placed at the station. The information prompted an immediate alert across the security agencies responsible for the busy railway terminus.
Teams from the Railway Protection Force, the Government Railway Police and Mumbai Police reached the station after the threat was reported. The bomb detection and disposal squad, supported by a dog squad, conducted a detailed search of the station premises and operational areas.
The inspection covered platforms serving suburban and long-distance trains, foot overbridges, the parcel section and other parts of the station complex. Trains that were stationed at CSMT were also searched as part of the operation. The checks continued for about three hours and were completed at around 9.30 pm.
No bomb, explosive device or other suspicious object was found during the search, according to the report. The incident was therefore treated as a hoax threat, although the police investigation into the call and its purpose remains underway.
CSMT is a critical interchange for Mumbai’s suburban rail network and a major terminus for long-distance services. Its platforms, passenger circulation areas, foot overbridges and parcel facilities handle multiple types of railway activity, requiring security teams to examine both public and operational spaces when a threat is reported.
The caller’s identity has not yet been established. Railway police are attempting to trace the call and identify the person who made the threat. Investigators are also examining the motive behind the communication.
Railway police informed the main control room about the incident after the search operation. Further action will depend on the outcome of the call-tracing effort and the investigation into the unidentified caller.
