Three persons arrested for issuing threat to blow up Ranchi Airport
Ranchi, Aug 10: Three persons have been arrested from Nalanda in Bihar for threatening to blow up the Birsa Munda Airport here, police said on Wednesday.
The accused were identified as Nirman Kumar alias Maruti, 24, Pappu Kumar alias Kudi, 23, and Radhe Kumar, 29.
The police have recovered the SIM card and mobile through which the threat was issued, an official release said.
Four mobile phones were also recovered from the accused.
On July 28, a threat call and message had been received on the official phone of the airport's terminal manager, the release said.
The caller had demanded Rs 20 lakh as extortion money.
In this regard, a complaint was lodged at the Airport police station on the same day.
A similar threat was repeated on July 29 and August 1 by the caller, the release said.
Sensing the gravity of the situation, the senior superintendent of police (SSP), Ranchi, set up a team, and a search operation was launched.
The trio was finally arrested from Nalanda.
The accused have admitted that they had committed the crime, the release added.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
