Deralakatte: Kanachur hospital receives bomb threat
Mangaluru (PTI): A bomb threat call made to a private medical college hospital here caused panic on Wednesday, prompting an emergency response from the police and bomb disposal squad.
The threat call was later confirmed to be a hoax.
According to officials, an unidentified caller made a threat over the phone to Kanachur Medical College near Deralakatte in Ullal taluk, claiming that a bomb had been planted on the premises. The college comes under Konaje police station limits.
Authorities immediately evacuated people from the hospital and informed the bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS), who came along with sniffer dogs and personnel from the local police force.
After a thorough search lasting several hours, no explosives were found, and the threat was declared false.
Konaje police have registered a case and launched an investigation to trace the caller.
Preliminary investigation has suggested that the call was made from a mobile phone, and technical teams are now examining call records to identify the source, a senior police officer said.
Police officials said stringent action would be taken against those involved, noting that bomb hoaxes are a serious offence under Indian law and can cause unnecessary panic and disruption, especially in critical healthcare settings.
Kanachur Medical College is one of the key medical institutions in the region, located in coastal Dakshina Kannada district, which
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
