Man held for making hoax bomb calls in Kanpur

A man was arrested allegedly for making hoax bomb calls threatening about explosions at a railway station, bus stand and hospital, Uttar Pradesh Police said.

The accused has been identified as Arshad Ali.

"We have arrested a man for making hoax bomb calls threatening about explosions at railway station, bus stand and a hospital. We are investigating the matter," Superintendent of Police, Kanpur (south), Deepak Bhaskar said.

"We have seized his voter ID card by name Rahul Singh Thakur," he said.

The investigation is underway.

( With inputs from ANI )