Bomb scare at Taj Mahal, search operation launched, security beefed up

Agra: A search operation was launched by the Agra Police after it received information about a bomb being placed at the Taj Mahal premises here.

Shiv Ram Yadav, Superintendent of Police Protocol, Agra said a man called the police control room alleging discrepancies in military recruitment and informed about a bomb at the Taj Mahal premises which would explode soon.

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"We had received information from the control room that a man called them up saying that there are discrepancies in military recruitment and he wasn't recruited. A bomb is placed at the Taj Mahal which would explode soon. A security check is being done around Taj Mahal," Yadav said.

"The CISF has been alerted. The man's location was traced to Firozabad. Further investigation underway," he said.

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The Taj Mahal has been temporarily shut and security has been beefed up following the incident.

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