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Call on ‘bomb at Taj’ proves to be a hoax

LUCKNOW: A phone call from Madurai to a resident of a village in Agra district asking whether a bomb has been planted in the Taj Mahal caused a flutter in the Uttar Pradesh police circles. Security forces, including the Central Industrial Security Force, deployed at the Taj, were put on alert.

The Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police was informed about the call by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Agra.

Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) Brij Lal said the phone call was received on the cellular phone of Kalyan Singh, resident of Lightpura ki Khaar village under the Dauki police station area in Agra district, at 9 a.m.

The caller said he had planted a bomb in Tamil Nadu (the location was not disclosed) and wanted to know whether “he” had planted a bomb in the Taj Mahal.

When Mr. Singh wanted to know who was speaking, the caller disconnected saying “Sorry.”

Mr. Lal said investigations showed that the call was made from a PCO in Madurai.

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