Three Delhi malls evacuated after bomb threat

NEW DELHI - Three malls were evacuated in Saket area of south Delhi Sunday after a news channel received a fax about a bomb threat there, police said.

“A news channel received a fax Sunday afternoon about a bomb in a mall in Saket area. Following this, police were rushed there and three malls in the area were evacuated,” a police officer told IANS.

“The bomb disposal squad has reached the spot and a search is on. The parking area was also sealed off. Hundreds of people were standing outside the malls waiting for the search to end. Being a Sunday, there were huge crowds in the malls,” the officer added.