A bomb threat call claiming that a group based in Lahore, Pakistan, was planning blasts in Delhi turned out to be a hoax, police said on Friday. The Delhi Police have arrested a 23-year-old UPSC aspirant from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the call.
\n\nThe accused, identified as Suraj Verma, was apprehended from Kanpur within 48 hours of the complaint being received. Police said he was a former roommate of the complainant and had allegedly made the call as a prank.
\n\nThe incident came to light on the night of October 27, when a resident of Indra Vikas Colony in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar received a threatening phone call from an unknown landline number. According to the complaint, the caller claimed that an organisation based in Lahore had been monitoring the students and had selected them to carry out bomb blasts in Delhi. The caller also made derogatory political remarks before disconnecting.
\n\nThe students immediately alerted the police through the 112 emergency helpline. Following this, a case was registered at Mukherjee Nagar Police Station on October 29.
\n\nDuring the investigation, police analysed technical and telecommunication details of the call and traced the landline number to Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. A police…
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