Man makes hoax call to Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha with bomb threat, arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Man makes hoax call to Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha with bomb threat, arrested

Hindustan Times  

A 41-year-old man from Bengaluru’s electronic city area was arrested for making a hoax call to the chief secretary's office in Vidhana Soúdha claiming that there was a bomb in the building on Friday, reported Deccan Herald. The man, identified as Prashanth KV, dialled the office of the chief secretary at 2.05pm and informed that an explosive has been planted at the Vidhana Soudha. Prashanth hails from Karnataka’s Hospet and has been living in Hebbagodi near the electronic city area. In an investigation, the police found that it is not the first time Prashanth has made hoax phone calls.

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Bomb threat sparks panic at Thiruvananthapuram Collectorate, leading to unlikely bee attack
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1 week ago

Bomb threat sparks panic at Thiruvananthapuram Collectorate, leading to unlikely bee attack

The Hindu  

A bomb threat triggered panic at the Thiruvananthapuram Collectorate on Tuesday, sending police into a frenzy before it was declared a hoax. Although the search yielded no suspicious objects, it triggered a severe bee attack that sent people running for cover. The bee attack affected government officials, police personnel, journalists and individuals who had come to the Collectorate for various …

Man held over hoax bomb threat
2 months, 1 week ago

Man held over hoax bomb threat

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A 40-year-old was arrested for making a hoax bomb threat call to the police control room ahead of Republic Day. He made the call to the control room from a mobile phone on Thursday, claiming there will be a series of bomb blasts in the city on Republic Day, similar to the Rameshwaram Cafe blast. In order to teach …

Ahead of R-day, man held for bomb threats to police force
2 months, 1 week ago

Ahead of R-day, man held for bomb threats to police force

Hindustan Times  

Police have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with bomb threat calls made to Bengaluru’s Police Control Room, which raised security alarms ahead of Republic Day, an officer said on Monday. Central DCP Shekhar H Tekkanavar said that the suspect, identified as Mansoor, was apprehended by the Vidhana Soudha police on January 11 for making threatening statements regarding potential bomb …

Hoax terror threat call: Man arrested for trying to implicate businessmen
2 months, 1 week ago

Hoax terror threat call: Man arrested for trying to implicate businessmen

The Hindu  

The Vidhana Soudha police arrested a 40-year-old man for trying to implicate a group of people he held a grudge against. The accused making a hoax ‘terror threat call’, after incurring loss due to a sale of property. The accused Mansoor, 40, owner of a provision store in Shivaji Nagar, called the police control room and warned that a gang …

Hoax bomb threat ahead of Republic Day in Bengaluru, suspect arrested
2 months, 1 week ago

Hoax bomb threat ahead of Republic Day in Bengaluru, suspect arrested

India Today  

A hoax bomb threat call to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner’s control room ahead of Republic Day sparked security concerns, leading to intensified precautions across the city. Following the call, the Vidhana Soudha police station promptly registered an FIR, with the control room PSI filing a formal complaint. “We take such calls seriously, especially during sensitive periods like Republic Day, and …

Kalaburagi airport in Karnataka gets hoax bomb threat
9 months ago

Kalaburagi airport in Karnataka gets hoax bomb threat

Hindustan Times  

The Kalaburagi airport received a bomb threat via email on Monday which turned out to be a hoax after a thorough search operation, police said. "As soon as we received information about a bomb threat email at Kalaburagi domestic airport, a bomb disposal squad was dispatched. Mahesh said a thorough search operation was carried out by the bomb disposal squad …

Chennai: Man sends hoax bomb threat to airline, arrested
9 months ago

Chennai: Man sends hoax bomb threat to airline, arrested

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Central Crime Branch of Chennai police on Saturday arrested a 27-year-old man on charges of sending a bomb hoax threat to Indigo Airlines earlier this week. Police said the accused, V Prasanna, had sent the hoax message in the name of his neighbour’s family in Perambur, as he had a rift with them. On June 18, around 8:45am, …

Out to get revenge, drunk man makes bomb hoax calls to create trouble for wife
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Out to get revenge, drunk man makes bomb hoax calls to create trouble for wife

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Angry with his wife for leaving him a year ago, a 35-year-old man in Nallasopara called the police control room informing them of serial bomb blasts at Dadar and Kalyan railway stations to delay train services, causing problems for his wife, who travelled to Dadar for work. The man was aware of what time his wife left for work …

Bengaluru man held for sending ‘bomb threats’ to RGIA
1 year, 1 month ago

Bengaluru man held for sending ‘bomb threats’ to RGIA

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : A Bengaluru-based man who sent numerous fake bomb threat emails to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport was apprehended by the police on Sunday. During the interrogation, the accused, Vaibhav Tiwari, 34, confessed to sending the hoax emails from his email address. Tiwari sent the first mail on Thursday around 7 am, alerting the airport authorities to not open …

19-year-old nabbed for hoax bomb threat at bank
1 year, 1 month ago

19-year-old nabbed for hoax bomb threat at bank

Hindustan Times  

Ulhasnagar: A 19-year-old man was booked for allegedly making a hoax bomb threat to the Bank of Baroda branch in Nehru Nagar. HT Image The hoax call came to the police control number around 9:30 and informed them that a bomb had been placed in the bank. The Ulhasnagar police geared up with the bomb detection and canine units, who …

Man detained at Bengaluru airport for uttering ‘bomb’ during security check: Report
1 year, 1 month ago

Man detained at Bengaluru airport for uttering ‘bomb’ during security check: Report

Hindustan Times  

In yet another airport fiasco, a man was detained by police at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport on Sunday after he uttered the word “bomb” and “knife” while being checked by security. The man was reportedly irked by repeated security checks. The man was scheduled to take off on an Air India Express flight bound for Kochi from the state capital. …

Karnataka Raj Bhavan Hoax Bomb Threat Caller Detained In Chittoor
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka Raj Bhavan Hoax Bomb Threat Caller Detained In Chittoor

ABP News  

The man who made a hoax bomb call threat to Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru was arrested from Chittor in Karnataka. On the night of December 11, police reported a phone call alleging the presence of a bomb inside Raj Bhavan, causing a stir among city law enforcement agencies. While passing Raj Bhavan, the individual searched Google for the National Investigation …

Hoax bomb threat at Karnataka Raj Bhavan, investigation underway
1 year, 3 months ago

Hoax bomb threat at Karnataka Raj Bhavan, investigation underway

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka governor's residence on Monday night came under the radar of officials after an anonymous call threatening that there was a bomb planted inside. The phone call came late on Monday night to the National Investigation Agency's control room and claimed that the bomb could go off at any time, putting authorities in a tizzy. Shekhar H Tekkannavar, Bengaluru's …

Man arrested for hoax bomb threat at Karnataka Raj Bhavan
1 year, 3 months ago

Man arrested for hoax bomb threat at Karnataka Raj Bhavan

India Today  

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Karnataka: Bomb threat to Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, hoax call, say police
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: Bomb threat to Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru, hoax call, say police

India TV News  

Bengaluru Police swung into action on Monday night when a phone call claiming that a bomb was planted inside the Raj Bhavan premises was received by the NIA control room. The threat call which was received on Monday night threw the city police into a tizzy. The call was made from Bidar, the northern district of Karnataka at the Maharashtra …

Hoax bomb threat at TCS Bengaluru campus causes panic among employees: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Hoax bomb threat at TCS Bengaluru campus causes panic among employees: Report

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru police are on the lookout for a former woman employee from Tata Consultancy Services after the company's Hosur road campus received a hoax bomb threat call on Tuesday, according to reports. READ | Bengaluru school gets hoax bomb threat e-mail, sent by a student: Police The woman was reportedly sacked from the firm recently. READ | Police receive fake …

‘Drunk’ Man Made Hoax Call to Blow Up Maharashtra Secretariat, Detained
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Drunk’ Man Made Hoax Call to Blow Up Maharashtra Secretariat, Detained

News 18  

Mumbai police on Thursday received a threat call about an explosive being placed inside the Maharashtra secretariat in South Mumbai. After bomb detection personnel along with sniffer dogs searched the high-security complex, it turned out to be a false alarm. After the call, Mumbai police personnel along with a bomb detection and disposal squad and sniffer dogs rushed to the …

Man arrested for bomb hoax call in Mumbai, had dialled police 79 times in 5 months
1 year, 7 months ago

Man arrested for bomb hoax call in Mumbai, had dialled police 79 times in 5 months

India Today  

The Mumbai Police on Saturday nabbed a 43-year-old man for making a hoax call to the authorities about a "100-kg" bomb in Mumbai. According to the crime branch of Mumbai Police, Rukhsar Ahmed, a tailor by profession, dialled the Mumbai Police control room number on late Saturday night informing the police that a 100-kg bomb was placed somewhere in Mumbai. …

Bengaluru: Syed Qazi Mohammad Anwarullah Khan makes a hoax bomb call after mosque didn't let him sleep inside premises
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengaluru: Syed Qazi Mohammad Anwarullah Khan makes a hoax bomb call after mosque didn't let him sleep inside premises

Op India  

A man was apprehended by Shivajinagar police in Bengaluru after he made a hoax call claiming that a bomb had been planted in a Mosque in the area. The accused has been identified as Syed Qazi Mohammad Anwarullah Khan, a 37-year-old native of Maharashtra. According to the police, the arrested person had asked for permission to stay the night at …

Police receive fake bomb threat at Bengaluru mosque
1 year, 8 months ago

Police receive fake bomb threat at Bengaluru mosque

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru police received a hoax bomb threat call from an unidentified individual on Wednesday night, officers familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Police receives hoax bomb call at Bengaluru’s Azam Mosque. According to the police, the incident occurred on Wednesday night when an unidentified individual called on the number 112 — which is the national police helpline — …

Bengaluru Man Makes Fake Bomb Threat to His Office For Not Responding to Calls, Gets Arrested
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengaluru Man Makes Fake Bomb Threat to His Office For Not Responding to Calls, Gets Arrested

News 18  

In what comes as a shocking incident, a 25-year-old employee, working at a private firm in Bengaluru’s Eco Space was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly making a bomb threat at his workplace. According to a report by Times of India, Prasad Navneenth made the bomb call because he was upset about being barred from office. While speaking to the Times …

Tamil Nadu: Cops arrest man over hoax bomb call in Erode, turns out to be a repeat offender
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu: Cops arrest man over hoax bomb call in Erode, turns out to be a repeat offender

Op India  

On Saturday, the police arrested a 34-year-old man named Santosh Kumar for making hoax calls about the presence of bombs at the railway station and bus stand in Erode town of Tamil Nadu. As per reports, the accused contacted the police control room in Chennai and threatened bombings at Erode Junction and the bus stand. While speaking about the matter, …

Hoax bomb threat call at Bombay High Court building
2 years, 1 month ago

Hoax bomb threat call at Bombay High Court building

Live Mint  

Mumbai Police received a bomb threat call in the Bombay High Court premises, said an official on Wednesday. After getting the information, teams from Pundalik Nagar police station and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad reached the high court building and carried out an extensive search. In yet another similar incident, Google's Pune office also received a hoax bomb threat …

Mumbai: Man makes hoax threat call about bomb in building, arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Mumbai: Man makes hoax threat call about bomb in building, arrested

India TV News  

Highlights A resident from Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar area allegedly made a hoax call. Mumbai hoax bomb threat: Dinesh Sutar, a resident from Mumbai's Zaveri Bazaar area allegedly made a hoax call about a bomb in a building in the area. Initially, the accused called the Mumbai police's control room on Sunday morning about a bomb planted in Jamkhed near Beed …

‘Bomb threat emails to schools an act of cyber terror': Karnataka Police
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Bomb threat emails to schools an act of cyber terror': Karnataka Police

Hindustan Times  

In a new development regarding the fake bomb threat emails sent to over 10 private schools in Bengaluru on April 8, the Karnataka police have registered a case under the Information Technology Act 66, saying that it acts as cyber terrorism against the miscreant, news agency IANS reported. Police are treating the hoax bomb threat emails sent to multiple Bengaluru …

Man Held in Kota for Making Hoax Calls about Bombs in Mumbai Hostel, Bengaluru Office
4 years, 5 months ago

Man Held in Kota for Making Hoax Calls about Bombs in Mumbai Hostel, Bengaluru Office

News 18  

A 36-year-old man was detained from a hotel here on Tuesday for allegedly making hoax calls threatening to blow up an MLA hostel in Mumbai and a software firm’s office in Bengaluru, police said. The man allegedly called up Mumbai and Bengaluru police on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday and told them that bombs kept at the hostel …

Delhi Police arrests Faridabad man for making hoax call about bomb at India Gate
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Police arrests Faridabad man for making hoax call about bomb at India Gate

India TV News  

The Delhi Police on Tuesday nabbed a 40-year-old man from Haryana's Faridabad for allegedly making a hoax call about an impending bomb blast at India Gate, officials said. The caller said that within the next five minutes, there would a bomb blast at India Gate, the police said. Since it was a critical call, bomb disposal team, water bowser and …

Prank call leads to bomb scare at IIM Bangalore
11 years, 10 months ago

Prank call leads to bomb scare at IIM Bangalore

Firstpost  

There has been a bomb threat in IIM Bangalore after authorities recieved a call, reports Times Now. The call received at the IIMB reception at 12 noon sent the staff into a tizzy and in no time the building was evacuated as there was skeletal staff and very few students since it is vacation time, police said. A thorough search …

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