Mumbai: 10-year-old Satara boy makes bomb threat call to cops

The caller claimed that there was a bomb planted at the Mumbai international airport. Representation pic

The Mumbai police received a hoax call about a bomb planted at the Mumbai international airport. When they traced the number, they realized the call was made by a 10-year-old boy from Satara.

According to the police the hoax call was received on the 112 emergency number on Thursday morning. The caller's voice was soft, and it sounded like that of a child. The caller told the cops, "bomb rakha hai airport pe", and then disconnected.

The police formed a team and traced the caller to the Satara area. The team first detained the parents of the boy who told them that their 10-year-old son was using the cell phone to play games.

Boy saw videos online

"We checked the phone and found that the boy was playing games on it. He saw some videos on the internet in which a man made hoax calls. He found the 112 emergency number and called immediately, claiming that he had placed a bomb at the airport and then disconnected," said a police officer. He added that during the course of investigations, the police also found that the boy was undergoing treatment for a serious medical condition.

While the police initially registered an FIR, the boy hasn't been detained or arrested as he is a minor. However, the police instructed his parents to take care of the child and teach him not to make such calls or engage in any other criminal activities.