Shop owner gets bomb threat

A garment shop owner at Sadar Market on Friday received a letter which claimed that a bomb has been planted at the shop.

A garment shop owner at Sadar Market on Friday received a letter which claimed that a bomb has been planted at the shop.

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According to the police official, a sales boy of the Gupta Garments found the letter lying on the floor and gave it to the shop owner. The sender identified himself as Rakesh Nain and threatened to trigger the bomb planted at his shop.

The shop owner informed the police and soon panic spread in the market.

A police team, a bomb deffusal squad and a dog squad reached the shop but they did not find any bomb.