On Thursday night, around 10:30 PM, a man called the police claiming a bomb had been planted at Gorakhpur railway station. The caller identified himself as Satendra Rai, stating the bomb was near platform 1, specifically by the circular light. Following the call, police immediately deployed a patrol team and...
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searched the station thoroughly. However, no explosives were found. The caller's mobile phone was later found to be switched off. The police launched a surveillance operation and eventually apprehended the suspect, who was identified as a mentally unstable individual from Gopalganj, Bihar. The incident prompted heightened security measures at the railway station and other locations in the city due to the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony.