Man held for issuing bomb threat to Union minister Gadkari's Nagpur residence
Nagpur (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested a man for issuing a bomb threat to Union minister Nitin Gadkari's residence in Nagpur, which later turned out to be a hoax, officials said.
The man called up the city police control room on the emergency number 112 in the morning to issue the threat, sending the authorities into a tizzy.
During their investigation, the police traced the mobile number from which the call was made. They found that one Umesh Vishnu Raut, a resident of Tulsi Bagh Road near Vima Dawakhana in Sakkardara area of Nagpur city, was its registered user, an official said.
"Based on the mobile location and swift technical assistance, police detained Raut from the premises of the Vima Dawakhana. He was taken into custody for questioning and later formally placed under arrest by the crime branch," he said.
Raut reportedly works at a country liquor shop, he said.
The bomb threat call turned out to be a hoax, the police official said.
Senior officials said further investigation was underway to determine the motive behind the false alarm and to find out if the accused has any prior record of similar mischief.
A case has been registered against Raut, the police said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
