NEW DELHI: A bomb threat targeting Delhi’s Red Fort was received on Friday after an unidentified caller contacted the Mumbai Police Control Room, claiming that the iconic monument would be blown up.The Mumbai Police Control Room immediately passed the information to the Delhi Police Control Room, which then alerted the North District Police for swift action.Security personnel carried out a thorough search of the Red Fort. After the operation, the North District Police declared the threat to be a hoax.An investigation has been launched to identify the caller and trace the origin of the threat. Authorities said appropriate legal action would be taken in accordance with the law.The latest incident comes amid a series of hoax bomb threats reported across the National Capital Region. Earlier this month, two schools in Delhi received bomb threat emails, prompting evacuations and extensive security checks. In June, panic spread after the office of the Mayor of Delhi received a bomb threat. According to officials, the threatening message warned of attacks at multiple locations across Delhi and Haryana. Subsequent searches found no explosives, and the threat was later found to be false.
