Dentist booked for false bomb threat at Noida hospital

Updated: Mar 19 2023 7:01PM

Noida, Mar 19 (PTI) A mentally challenged dentist has been booked for allegedly making a phone call to police falsely informing them about a bomb threat at a district hospital here, officials said on Sunday.

On Saturday morning, the emergency helpline received a call alerting them about a bomb being placed in the combined district hospital in Sector 30, said sub-inspector Balvir Singh, in-charge of the Sector 29 police post.

“The information was immediately relayed to the local police post in-charge and a police team reached the hospital for checking,” he said.

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