Hoax bomb call holds up Malegaon-Surat bus for two hours

A bus, proceeding to Surat from Malegaon, was stopped after an unidentified man claimed there was a bomb on the bus. An investigation into the matter is underway.

Malegaon: A private sleeper coach bus, proceeding to Surat from Malegaon in Maharashtra, was stopped by police and searched on Friday night after an unidentified person claimed that there was a bomb on the bus.

"However, no explosive device was found and the anonymous call received at a transport agency's office in Malegaon proved to be a hoax," said Ratnakar Navale, Deputy Superintendent of Police.

The search, both in the bus and the passengers' luggage, took almost two hours.

The vehicle later left for Surat. Police are trying to track down the person who made the hoax call.