Man makes hoax call, says bomb planted in actor Vijay’s house

A mentally challenged person made the call, say police

July 05, 2020 04:58 pm | Updated July 06, 2020 02:10 am IST - Chennai

Actor Vijay

Actor Vijay

A hoax call was received at the police control room on Saturday night claiming that bombs were planted in the house of actor Vijay in Saligramam.

The control room received the call around 12.15 a.m. The Virugambakkam police station was alerted and the bomb disposal squad was rushed to his house.

After checking, the bomb disposal squad declared it as a hoax call. Meanwhile, the police traced the call to Marakkanam in Villupuram. Police claimed that the person who made the call was mentally challenged.

Further investigation is on.

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