Gujarat: A man was arrested in Gujrat for allegedly threatening to carry out serial bomb blasts in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Republic Day, police said on Saturday.
Om Prakash Paswan, a native of Devrar village, was apprehended by a Gujarat Police team Friday night, said the Station House Officer Praveen Singh of Maniyar police station.
According to officials, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner's office got a letter on January 25 threatening to blow up numerous locations in the city, including a railway station and a bus terminal. According to the Gujarat Police, four people were engaged in sending the letter, one of whom was a resident of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
In this regard, a Gujarat Police team landed at Maniyar police station on Friday and travelled to Devrar village alongside local police, according to officials.
Paswan, the primary culprit, was apprehended at his home, they claimed.
Police sources said Prakash worked in the private sector and had returned home three days earlier from Ahmedabad. Police said he had no criminal record so far.
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