Ram Mandir Bomb Threat Call: Bareilly Boy Detained for Questioning for Claiming Ayodhya Temple Would Be Bombed
A 12-year-old boy was held for questioning after he made a police call saying the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya would be hit by a bomb, an officer said on Wednesday.
Bareilly, September 20: A 12-year-old boy was held for questioning after he made a police call saying the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya would be hit by a bomb, an officer said on Wednesday. According to police, on Tuesday, a call was received on the 112 emergency hotline with the caller saying that Ram Mandir would be bombed on September 21, Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Son Attacked for Filming Fight on His Cell Phone, Mother Killed While Saving Him in Gorakhpur.
The call was traced to a boy from a village under Fatehganj (East) Police Station. The minor had made the call from his father's phone.
Superintendent of Police (rural) Mukesh Chandra Mishra said the boy and his father were brought to the police station for questioning. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Seven-Year-Old Boy Accused of Sexually Assaulting Five-Year-Old Girl in Kanpur Dehat District.
"The boy said that he had seen a video on a social media channel that the Ram temple would be blown up with a bomb on September 21. He said he called 112 only to inform them about it and not to threaten the police," the SP said. The boy and his father were sent back home after questioning, he said.