A manhunt has been launched for the miscreant who made a hoax bomb call to a mosque in the communally-sensitive Shivajinagar locality in the city, police said on Thursday.
The incident had created panic and tension among the locals and police. Following the incident late on Wednesday night, a search operation was carried out.
Notably, the miscreant had called the National Police helpline 112 and claimed that terrorists had planted a bomb on the premises of the Azam Mosque of Shivajinagar.
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Immediately, the officials of the fire force and emergency services, police department, and bomb disposal squad were rushed to the spot and a search operation was conducted.
Preliminary inquiries have indicated that the call was made from outside Bengaluru to create panic and tension. Shivajinagar police have lodged a case and are investigating it.
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