Police (representatives) said further investigation is ongoing

Palghar:

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after he allegedly made a call to the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar police control room saying that bombs had been planted at Dadar and Kalyan railway stations and would trigger an explosion, which turned out to be a hoax , officials said.

The police took action immediately after receiving the call at around 5am. According to a police press release, the call was traced to Narasopara in Palghar district, which falls under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).

Within hours of receiving the call, police allegedly nabbed Vikas Shukla from Narasopara.

“After it was confirmed that the bomb threat was a hoax, he was arrested. A case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code has been registered,” police said.

Further investigation is ongoing.

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