Cops reach Bihar to trace man who threatened to blow up Ballabgarh

FARIDABAD: A day after a caller threatened to blow up Ballabgarh township, the Haryana police rushed a team to Bihar to locate the accused. A case has been registered

FARIDABAD: A day after a caller threatened to blow up Ballabgarh township, the Haryana police rushed a team to Bihar to locate the accused. A case has been registered under different provisions of the IPC against the accused .

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A caller on Monday threatened to blow up Ballabgarh after which police teams armed with bomb disposal squads rushed to the town to scan public places.

Officials said the police control room received the threatening message at 9.55 am on Monday.

Ballabgarh is the oldest business hub of Haryana, located near Mathura road and a few kilometers from Faridabad.

Cops scanned the city park, bus stand, railway station, government hospital, state government offices, panchayat bhawan, etc. Police said the caller made the threatening call from his mobile number.

“The caller is originally from Bihar but he made the call from Faridabad”, said DCP NIT Puran Chand Panwar. “The crime team is investigating the case,” Panwar said. Eyewitnesses said they were surprised to see huge contingents of police forces searching the city park with metal detectors. The city park is the most visited place in Ballabgarh.

The caller said: “If you can save Ballabgarh save it.” During the searches, nothing objectionable was recovered from the places searched after the threat, police said. “A police team has been rushed to Bihar to trace the address of the accused who made this threatening call,” said Aman Yadav, ACP Ballabgarh.