K’taka: Bomb threat proves hoax

Authorities went into a tizzy after the Karnataka Public Service Commission building near Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, here received a bomb threat call on Saturday, which later turned out to be a hoax.

Bangalore: Authorities went into a tizzy after the Karnataka Public Service Commission building near Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, here received a bomb threat call on Saturday, which later turned out to be a hoax.
A KPSC officials received an anonymous call around 2.30 pm stating that four bombs planted around the building would explode around 3 pm, Central DCP BR Ravikante Gowda told PTI.
A bomb detection squad rushed to the KPSC office and thoroughly searched it but did not find any bombs, proving it to be a hoax, Gowda said.

Employees rushed out of the building when they were informed of the bomb threat, Gowda said.

PTI

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