Bhasker, who made hoax bomb threat call to Karnataka Raj Bhavan arrested
Bengaluru (PTI): The man who made the hoax call about a bomb planted inside the Raj Bhavan premises here was arrested from Chittoor in Karnataka, police said on Wednesday.
The accused Bhasker (34), a B Com graduate, is in agriculture and hails from Vadahalli village in Mulbagal taluk of Kolar district, they said.
According to the police, a phone call claiming that a bomb was planted inside the Raj Bhavan premises here and could go off anytime threw the city police into a tizzy on night of December 11.
The police scrambled all over the Governor's official residence and finally concluded that it was a hoax call.
The investigation revealed that the accused had come to Bengaluru on Monday night and while passing by Raj Bhavan, he searched for the contact number of NIA's (National Investigation Agency) control room on Google and made a call claiming about the presence of a bomb inside the premises of Raj Bhavan. The city police were immediately alerted about the bomb threat and necessary action was taken. Later, an investigation revealed that the bomb threat was a hoax call, a senior police officer said.
Initially, it was revealed that the call was made from Bidar and after the alleged call, the mobile phone was found to be switched off. However, later, using technical surveillance, the police traced the caller to Chittoor from where the accused Bhakser was arrested on Tuesday night, he said.
"The accused made the call out of curiosity...Just like that without knowing the consequences of his action. We have checked his background and he does not have any previous criminal record. We registered a case against him and made the arrest on Tuesday evening," he added.
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Meerut youth allegedly assaulted, family claims forced chanting of Jai Shri Ram slogans
Meerut :A young man from Sofipur village, Meerut, was reportedly assaulted, stripped, and coerced to chant religious slogans, according to allegations made by his family on Monday. The incident occurred on Saturday evening as the victim, Gulfam, was returning home from practice at a private shooting range in Mangal Pandey Nagar, said his father, Aftab.
Aftab claimed that Gulfam was intercepted by three individuals who took him to Victoria Park. There, the assailants allegedly beat him, stripped him, and demanded that he chant "Jai Shri Ram." Gulfam’s family also alleged that the attackers stole his mobile phone and left him unconscious at the scene.
However, local police have rejected the claims of stripping and forced chanting, suggesting that the incident appears to be linked to personal enmity. "There is no mention of any forced chanting in the FIR. It seems to be a case of enmity between local youths," stated Mahavir Singh, Station House Officer (SHO) of Civil Lines Police Station.
Based on Aftab’s complaint, an FIR was filed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 351(2) for criminal intimidation, 352 for intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of peace, and 324 for mischief. Civil Lines Circle Officer, Abhishek Tiwari, confirmed that efforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspects involved.
Gulfam, who is preparing for a national shooting competition, is currently undergoing medical treatment at a private hospital. His family continues to maintain that the attack was religiously motivated, though the authorities have yet to substantiate these specific claims.
