50-yr-old threatens to blow up CMO, arrested
DCP (south) Rajarshi Raj Varma said the caller, identified as Sanwar Mal Saini, made the threat around 12:30pm. By 1:30pm, cyber teams traced his location to Jhunjhunu, and the local police were alerted to detain him. "We coordinated with Jhunjhunu police for a swift operation. He was rounded up without resistance," Varma said.
The caller claimed to be a well-wisher of chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and alleged that a bomb had been planted inside the CMO.
Immediately after the call, senior officials were informed, and multiple agencies, including bomb disposal units, were dispatched to the CMO for an extensive search. The premises were combed for explosives or suspicious objects, but nothing was found. While the motive remains unclear, Varma said preliminary inputs from locals suggest Saini is a habitual drinker prone to mischief when intoxicated. He is also suspected to be addicted to drugs.
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Police suspect the threat may have been a drunken prank but are not ruling out other possibilities.
The latest threat comes just weeks after a similar scare on July 26, when an email warned of explosives at both the CMO and Jaipur airport. That alert, too, turned out to be false after thorough checks. Officials said repeated hoax threats not only waste resources but also stretch security forces and disrupt routine functioning.
In Monday's case, the control room relayed the threat to all police wings, triggering a coordinated response. "Every such call is treated as credible until proven otherwise. The priority is to neutralise any potential risk," an official said.
Saini is being brought to Jaipur for questioning. Police are examining whether he acted alone, under influence, or at someone's behest. Officials also plan to check his call records and past activities.
Police warned that issuing hoax threats to critical govt installations is a serious offence that invites strict legal action under multiple BNS sections.
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