06 August,2023 04:27 PM IST | Mumbai | Asif Rizvi
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Mumbai Police on Sunday said that its Sahara Police in western suburbs of the city arrested a 19-year-old teenager from Puducherry for allegedly making a threat call to police control room.
According to the police, on August 4, the youth had allegedly made a threat call the police control room. The investigations have revealed that the teenager had allegedly made a threat call to the Haryana Police Control Room.
"The caller had told the police of possible bomb blasts at multiple locations including Mumbai international airport and Delhi airport. The Sahar Police took cognizance of the offence and registered a case against the then unidentified caller. A team of police officials was formed to investigate the case and trace the caller," an official said.
The police said, the officials from Sahar Police in Mumbai used technical clues to trace the caller and found that he was based in Puducherry. A team of police officials rushed to Puducherry and had been camping there to locate the suspect.
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"He was nabbed from Puducherry. Further investigations in the case are being done," the official said.
Meanwhile, in an another similar incident, Mumbai Police on Sunday arrested a man from the Juhu area who had made a threat call at the Mumbai Police Control Room.
"The man who had made a threat call at Mumbai Police Control Room was arrested from the Juhu area by Juhu Police. A case was registered against him. He had made the call under the influence of alcohol," said police sources.
Mumbai Police Control Room on Sunday morning had received a threat over the phone from an unidentified caller. The caller claimed the possibility of a serial blast in a local train, according to the police.
However, when the police official sought more information on it, the caller did not respond.
"Police control room received a threat call from a man. The caller told Police that serial blasts will take place on a local train in Mumbai. The caller claimed to be speaking from the Vile Parle area and then switched off his phone", said the Mumbai police sources said.
