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This is an archive article published on October 7, 2023
Man held for making hoax call to Mumbai police
An officer said that on Friday night, the accused Nagendra Shukla allegedly called the police control room and identified himself as a resident of the Vanrai area in Goregaon.
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The police eventually traced Shukla, a labourer by profession, as the caller. (Representational)
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THE MUMBAI police on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly making a hoax call to the Mumbai police, claiming that a bomb would explode in the next two-three hours as Seema Haider and 25 others had come to the country from Pakistan.
Haider, a Pakistani national, had come to limelight after crossing over to India via Nepal to live with one Sachin Meena whom she said she had met on a gaming platform and fell in love with.
An officer said that on Friday night, the accused Nagendra Shukla allegedly called the police control room and identified himself as a resident of the Vanrai area in Goregaon.
The police registered an FIR and started looking for the accused.
They eventually traced Shukla, a labourer by profession, as the caller. An officer said that Shukla confessed about making the call under the influence of alcohol.
Earlier on Thursday, the NIA had received an email, threatening to assassinate the Prime Minister and blow up the Modi stadium in Gujarat.
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