Hyderabad: A man was arrested for making a hoax bomb call to Saidabad police on Tuesday, November 15.
Police arrested Mohd Akbar Khan, a resident of Santoshnagar in the old city.
According to sources, police control room received a call at 9.45 p.m. and information was flashed to the local Saidabad police station. The information triggered panic in the area.
A bomb disposal squad rushed the spot and conducted a thorough search for around three hours. Later the threat call was declared a hoax.
The caller was traced to Hafiz Baba Nagar and was booked under U/s 182, 186 IPC and 70(b).