Jammu, June 3 -- A hoax call of a bomb triggered panic and put security forces on their toes at the busy Jammu railway station on Sunday evening, officials said.

However, the unidentified call later turned out to be a false alarm.

"A hoax call was received from an unknown caller, who claimed that a bomb has been planted at Jammu railway station. A swift and thorough check of the station was carried out but no suspicious object was found," a police officer said.

However, the process to identify the caller was underway.

Security has been stepped up across the Jammu region ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to inaugurate the Vande Bharat train from Katra to Kashmir on Friday.

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