Man held for making hoax bomb call to Chennai police

The constabulary arrested a 32-year-old antheral for allegedly making a hoax weaponry telephone to the constabulary power room. He had claimed that explosives had been planted astatine aggregate locations successful Chennai, including a constabulary station.

The constabulary said a antheral called the exigency helpline fig 100 connected Wednesday nighttime and said a weaponry had been planted astatine the Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar constabulary presumption earlier hanging up. After receiving the alert, a caput constable attached to a Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar patrol conveyance contacted the caller utilizing the mobile fig from which the menace was made.

During the conversation, the caller allegedly abused the caput constable and claimed that bombs had been planted astatine respective places crossed Chennai earlier hanging up again.

Searches by the police, with the assistance of weaponry and canine squads, confirmed that the menace was a hoax. Based connected a complaint, the constabulary launched an investigation.

Using the mobile telephone number, investigators traced and arrested Syed Hashim Haga of Vasudevan Main Street successful Perambur. Police besides seized the mobile telephone utilized to marque the call.