Kanpur, Dec. 3 -- A passenger on board the Hirakund Express sounded a false alarm and claimed there were 'terrorists' on the train after an argument with three fellow passengers over seats, officials said. The incident occurred a little before the train was to arrive at the Jhansi station on Sunday.

Ramesh Paswan, who hails from Darjeeling, reportedly got into an argument with H Bilal, Faizan and Ishan Khan, who are from Talpura, Navabaad in Jhansi, over seats in the general coach of the Amritsar-Visakhapatnam train. In a fit of anger, Paswan called the railway control room around 12.30 pm, alleging the presence of suspected terrorists.

On receiving the call, the train was first stopped at Datia station, where RPF, GRP, and local police...