Man arrested for hoax bomb threat to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital
A 45-year-old man was arrested for making a hoax bomb threat to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital via an emergency helpline. Police traced the suspect to a lodge in Avadi after a search of the hospital premises confirmed no explosives were present.
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Hoax threats against critical public infrastructure like hospitals cause significant disruption to emergency services and waste valuable law enforcement resources.
A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital by calling the 108 emergency ambulance helpline, the police said.
The accused, Vijayakumar, 45 of Rasipuram in Namakkal district, allegedly called the 108 control room on October 1 and claimed that a bomb had been planted at the hospital before disconnecting the call.
Based on a complaint from the hospital medical officer, the police registered a case and launched an investigation. A police team, along with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and the police dog squad, searched the hospital premises but found no explosives.
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