Police detain accused within an hour over bomb threat during PM Modi’s Bengaluru visit
Bengaluru (PTI): A day after a bomb threat caused a brief security scare during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Bengaluru, City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh on Monday said it was a hoax and the accused was detained within an hour using technical surveillance.
According to the police, at around 8.29 am on Sunday, an unidentified person called the police control room and claimed to have planted a bomb near the Art of Living Foundation venue on Kanakapura Road, where Modi was scheduled to attend a programme. The caller also threatened to detonate the explosive device.
The threat call was immediately communicated to the Koramangala Police Station. During the investigation, police found that the call had originated from KHB Colony in Koramangala.
Speaking to reporters, Singh said the city police control room had received the threat call on Sunday morning, with the caller claiming to have planted an explosive device in an area where elaborate security arrangements had been made for the PM’s visit.
After making the threat call, the accused allegedly switched off his mobile phone. However, police teams used technical surveillance to trace his location and detained him within an hour, he said.
Singh said personnel from the South East Division, the Central Crime Branch (CCB), and other police units were investigating the matter.
“Giving false information, issuing threats, and making hoax calls are serious offences, and action is being taken accordingly,” the commissioner said.
Citing the preliminary investigation, the officer said the accused allegedly had a habit of making such calls and sending threatening messages to various places using his mobile phone. Police were also investigating the motive behind the act.
“As of now, this appears to be a hoax call,” he said.
Responding to a question about the accused’s mental health condition, Singh said doctors would examine him and that police were also looking into records indicating that he may have undergone treatment in the past.
“We will verify the details with the concerned doctors and examine his previous records. For that purpose, he is in police custody as part of the investigation,” he added.
The threat call put security agencies on high alert, leading to intensified anti-sabotage checks and route inspections by bomb disposal squads and police personnel deployed for bandobast duty.
A case has been registered in connection with the incident, police said.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
