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Chandigarh: Mentally challenged man makes hoax bomb call to bank
After his brother refused to give him money, a 29-year-old mentally unstable resident of Chandigarh made a hoax bomb call to the manager of a bank
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After his brother refused to give him money, a 29-year-old mentally challenged resident of Sector 40 made a hoax bomb call to the manager of a bank.
After he made the call, the police were informed and the staff rushed out of the bank and closed the shutters. After the police reached the spot, they found out that it was a prank. The police said that the caller is under treatment.
He had played such pranks on the police earlier as well by making calls to the police control room reporting that a cobra and wild animals have entered his house.
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