Andhra govt offices receive bomb threat call, turns out to be hoax

Two government offices at Nidadavole town of West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday received a bomb threat call but it turned out to be a hoax, police said.

Andhra govt offices receive bomb threat call, turns out to be hoax
Nidadavole police at the spot with bomb squad team (Photo/ ANI) . Image Credit: ANI
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Two government offices at Nidadavole town of West Godavari in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday received a bomb threat call but it turned out to be a hoax, police said. "Higher officials at Eluru said that Tehsildar and Sub-registrar offices in Nidadavole town received a bomb threat call today noon," Nidadavole sub-inspector Jagadeeswara Rao told ANI over the phone.

"We immediately rushed bomb squads to those offices. The offices were thoroughly checked. There are no bombs," Rao said. "The call was a hoax. Attempts to trace out the caller are on," he added. (ANI)

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