Bomb threat at Mangaluru hospital, PG medical student held for making hoax call
Mangaluru (PTI): A medical student was taken into custody on Saturday by the Ullal police on suspicion of making a hoax call, implying a bomb threat to her medical college and hospital on June 4, police said.
The arrested post-graduate student allegedly placed the call to avoid attending a seminar.
According to the police, the bomb scare prompted a massive security deployment at a private hospital in Deralakatte earlier this week.
On 4 June, at around 8.45 am, the hospital received five bomb threat calls from an unidentified caller claiming that explosives had been planted on the premises. The calls triggered panic among doctors, hospital staff, and patients, prompting the authorities to initiate an extensive security sweep.
Nearly 30 personnel, including teams from the Bomb Disposal Squad and the Dog Squad, were deployed. A meticulous 10-hour search operation was conducted across the hospital campus, including the main building and parking areas. No explosives or suspicious objects were found.
Later, a complaint was lodged by the medical student. Based on her complaint, a case was initially registered under Sections 352(2) and 352(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 at the Ullal Police Station.
However, forensic and technical investigations revealed that the student herself had made the bomb threat calls. According to investigators, she allegedly placed the calls in an attempt to avoid presenting a paper at a scheduled seminar.
Police took her into custody and the mobile phone used to make the calls was seized as evidence. Ullal police are investigating further.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
