Hyderabad: Man jailed for making a hoax bomb call

A case was booked at Saidabad police station under Section 182, 186 IPC and 70(b) City Police Act.

Hyderabad: A man who after a drunken argument with his wife allegedly sought to vent anger with a bomb hoax call to the police, will be spending 18 days in the prison.

Mohd Akbar Khan, a resident of Santoshnagar in the old city, called up the police control room at around 10 pm on Tuesday and told that a bomb was kept near IS Sadan in Saidabad. Following the call, the bomb Disposal and Detection Squad rushed to the spot and conducted a search for around two hours before declaring it a hoax.

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A case was booked at Saidabad police station under Section 182, 186 IPC and 70(b) City Police Act.

The police later found the call was made from Santoshnagar and tracked down Akbar Khan. He was arrested early on Wednesday and was produced before the court.

The court after hearing the case sentenced him to 18 day jail term. He was shifted to Central Prison Chanchalguda.

Sources said Akbar Khan, was drunk and had a quarrel with his wife. To vent out his anger and frustration, he made a call to the police control room.