Police and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDBS) personnel carried out searches at the residence of Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Greenways Road on Monday after an unidentified caller informed the police control room about a bomb there.
After conducting elaborate searches at the CM’s residence and on tracing the caller, the police found that it was a hoax call. According to the police, the control room received the call at 5.51 am on Monday. The caller was traced to Kovilambakkam. Further investigation is on.