New Delhi, Aug 28 - A bomb scare in a Delhi Metro train Friday evening had the security forces on their toes after commuters found an unclaimed object in a coach.

At around 8.55 p.m., passengers raised an alarm about an unclaimed object lying in the train heading towards Rithala on Line 1. The train driver called the security personnel and the all the passengers were evacuated a few stations before the destination, an official said.

The train was moved to a secure destination, where personnel of the bomb disposal squad examined the unclaimed object.