Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) received a bomb threat on Friday evening, triggering a high-level security alert, officials privy to the developments told ANI. However, no suspicious object was found after a detailed search of the premises.

Speaking to ANI, Senior Inspector Sambhaji Katare of the Government Railway Police (GRP) at CSMT, said, "As per the SOP (standard operating procedure), the teams concerned were called, and a search operation was carried out. With the help of the bomb disposal squad and dog squad, we searched the entire station. Nothing suspicious was found. We've registered a case at Mumbai's Colaba Police station, and the call regarding the bomb threat had come from Assam. Further investigation into the case is underway."

The threat call was received at the Maharashtra Director General of Police’s (DGP) office. The caller had claimed that a bomb would be planted at the busy CSMT, prompting immediate action from the Railway Police and Mumbai Police.