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Bahrain Tribune 2006-07-17: NEW DELHI (AP)
Teenager arrested, security scare in capital
Police yesterday arrested a teenager for allegedly making hoax calls about bombs in the Indian capital, triggering a security scare in a city jittery after last week’s Mumbai bombings, a news report said.
The calls were made to the police on Thursday night, two days after the Mumbai blasts that killed 200 people. The caller claimed the bombs were placed at a Hindu temple, a Sikh shrine and a movie theatre.
Police arrested an 18-year-old man, identified only as Shadaab, for allegedly making three hoax calls by mobile phone, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
“He made these calls thinking that he would never be caught,” PTI quoted Madhup Tiwari, the deputy commissioner of police, as saying. Shadaab was charged with endangering the lives of others, spreading false information, public mischief and acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and national integration. If convicted he faces up to five years in jail.
Police were tipped off by the man’s friend, PTI said. The suspect claimed to have found the mobile phone at a bus station, PTI said. The calls spread panic among many of the capital’s 12 million residents, and triggered a massive security response from police who deployed fire engines, ambulances, bomb squads and sniffer dogs.
Yesterday, police also searched India Gate, a landmark war memorial, after another bomb hoax. Authorities already have entrusted to the army the task of protecting India Gate, a majestic high arch that is a memorial to Indian soldiers killed in World War I.
Police officials said the number of close circuit TV cameras in crowded places may be hiked even as mobile squads conducted surprise checks to tighten security arrangements in the capital.
“In the wake of the Mumbai serial blasts and hoax bomb calls in Delhi, we are reviewing the security situation almost everyday. The setting up of more surveillance cameras is on our agenda,” said Dipendra Pathak, additional commissioner of police.
“Currently, CCTVs are working in a number of busy markets, including Karol Bagh and Paharganj. As per the plan of our department, other markets in Sarojini Nagar and Lajpat Nagar may also see surveillance cameras soon,” Pathak said
He said the security situation in all crowded places, including railway stations and the Delhi Metro, would remain on alert round the clock.
Confirming an e-mail threat to blow up the Red Fort, Pathak said: “It looks like a case of mischief. We are investigating the matter and will soon get to the root of the case.” Security at all major shrines and shopping centres in the capital has been beefed up after hoax calls, he added.
Karnail Singh, joint commissioner of police (special cell), said: “Low budget hotels and crowded areas like Paharganj and Karol Bagh are under our scanner. Mobile squads have been set up and they are carrying out surprise checks at such places.” Singh said surveillance cameras are a great asset and the footage captured is being seriously monitored by police officers.
Security has been stepped up in the national capital following the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai. Seven bombs ripped through local trains Tuesday evening, killing around 200 people and injuring over 700.
Teenager arrested, security scare in capital
Police yesterday arrested a teenager for allegedly making hoax calls about bombs in the Indian capital, triggering a security scare in a city jittery after last week’s Mumbai bombings, a news report said.
The calls were made to the police on Thursday night, two days after the Mumbai blasts that killed 200 people. The caller claimed the bombs were placed at a Hindu temple, a Sikh shrine and a movie theatre.
Police arrested an 18-year-old man, identified only as Shadaab, for allegedly making three hoax calls by mobile phone, the Press Trust of India news agency said.
“He made these calls thinking that he would never be caught,” PTI quoted Madhup Tiwari, the deputy commissioner of police, as saying. Shadaab was charged with endangering the lives of others, spreading false information, public mischief and acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony and national integration. If convicted he faces up to five years in jail.
Police were tipped off by the man’s friend, PTI said. The suspect claimed to have found the mobile phone at a bus station, PTI said. The calls spread panic among many of the capital’s 12 million residents, and triggered a massive security response from police who deployed fire engines, ambulances, bomb squads and sniffer dogs.
Yesterday, police also searched India Gate, a landmark war memorial, after another bomb hoax. Authorities already have entrusted to the army the task of protecting India Gate, a majestic high arch that is a memorial to Indian soldiers killed in World War I.
Police officials said the number of close circuit TV cameras in crowded places may be hiked even as mobile squads conducted surprise checks to tighten security arrangements in the capital.
“In the wake of the Mumbai serial blasts and hoax bomb calls in Delhi, we are reviewing the security situation almost everyday. The setting up of more surveillance cameras is on our agenda,” said Dipendra Pathak, additional commissioner of police.
“Currently, CCTVs are working in a number of busy markets, including Karol Bagh and Paharganj. As per the plan of our department, other markets in Sarojini Nagar and Lajpat Nagar may also see surveillance cameras soon,” Pathak said
He said the security situation in all crowded places, including railway stations and the Delhi Metro, would remain on alert round the clock.
Confirming an e-mail threat to blow up the Red Fort, Pathak said: “It looks like a case of mischief. We are investigating the matter and will soon get to the root of the case.” Security at all major shrines and shopping centres in the capital has been beefed up after hoax calls, he added.
Karnail Singh, joint commissioner of police (special cell), said: “Low budget hotels and crowded areas like Paharganj and Karol Bagh are under our scanner. Mobile squads have been set up and they are carrying out surprise checks at such places.” Singh said surveillance cameras are a great asset and the footage captured is being seriously monitored by police officers.
Security has been stepped up in the national capital following the July 11 serial blasts in Mumbai. Seven bombs ripped through local trains Tuesday evening, killing around 200 people and injuring over 700.
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