Bomb Scare in New Delhi

The safes could not be opened for a long time as officers present at the spot thought it unsafe to do so till the bomb squad arrived.

The auto was taken to a vacant plot on Baba Kharak Singh Marg opposite to the state emporia. The entire area was cordoned off using metal barriers as a precautionary measure. The bomb squad and the commando team were inspecting the bag till late into the night. According to some reports, a suitcase was also found in the auto.

A senior police officer said: ``The auto was intercepted as a part of routine procedure but the moment the men saw the policemen they jumped out from the other side and just melted in the crowd leaving us with a very scared auto driver and a very heavy bag which caused bomb rumours to fly thick and fast. But as of now we are not ruling out anything. It can even be a case of drugs smuggling and the men may have been involved in the black dollar scam.”