A 24-year-old engineer from Udgir in Latur district of Maharashtra was arrested in Pune for making a hoax call to emergency response services, claiming “there is a threat to the life of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
It was later revealed that he made the call from the Thergaon area, and he was detained by Pimpri Chinchwad Police. The call was made around 7 am on Friday.
PM Modi was scheduled to visit Pune, but the visit was cancelled due to the possibility of heavy rain and waterlogging in the city. Even the rally venue was waterlogged and surrounded by muddy roads.
After the arrest, as per a report by the Indian Express, it came to light that the man was distressed and had recently been served a termination notice by his firm.
He claimed that an Artificial Intelligence-based analysis of information available on the internet indicated a threat to Modi's life. However, police said that it was soon clear that he was emotionally disturbed.
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