Google’s Mumbai office received a threat call on Monday stating that there was a bomb planted at the tech giant’s Pune office, according to police.
One person has been arrested in Hyderabad Google’s Pune office was put on alert for a brief period following the threat call that turned out to be a hoax, police said adding that Pune police and the Bomb
Google’s Pune office was put on alert for a brief period following the threat call that turned out to be a hoax, police said adding that Pune police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad reached the spot and carried out extensive searches.
“The office, located on the 11th floor of a multi- storey commercial building in Pune’s Mundhwa area, received a call late Sunday night that a bomb was kept in the office premises,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V) Vikrant Deshmukh said.
The man who allegedly made the call admitted that he called when he was in an inebriated state. He has been traced to Hyderabad and apprehended from there, police added.
Initial reports suggest that a case was registered at Mumbai’s BKC police station and a probe is currently underway.