Chennai: Chennai Central railway station received a hoax bomb call from a man suffering from a mental health condition, said officials on Monday. Intensive search operations were carried out at the premises of the railway station with the help of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and security forces, they said.
After conducting extensive checks, no suspicious activities or threats were discovered at the railway station. Earlier in the day, the man made a threatening call to the police control room, alerting them to an imminent bomb blast at the Chennai Central railway station, said the police. The accused has been identified as Manikandan from Vyasarpadi in Chennai.
"After an investigation into the bomb threat incident, we identified the responsible individual as Manikandan from Vyasarpadi. Our investigation has revealed that the caller has a mental disorder and had made similar threats in the past," said the police.
