Hoax bomb call at a school in suburban Mumbai

Searches were carried out at a school in suburban Ghatkopar after it received a call claiming a bomb has been planted there, police said.

Searches were carried out on Thursday at a school in suburban Ghatkopar after it received a call claiming a bomb has been planted there, police said.

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The Pant Nagar Technical High School received a call in the noon from an anonymous person threatening that a bomb, planted in the school premises, would blow up in 30 minutes.

Following this, the Bomb Disposal Squad and the police reached the spot and conducted searches. However, the call turned out to be a hoax, they added.