Heightened security in Pink City after mysterious call

A local resident received a suspicious call from Pakistan

PTI | September 13, 2011



Security arrangements were tightened in the city on Tuesday after a local resident received a suspicious call from Pakistan, police said.

"Bharat Sharma received a call from Pakistan. It was regarding some lottery but moments later Sharma observed that the caller was making some comments which were not clear to him," a senior police officer said.

"He informed us about the call. As a precautionary measure, we strengthened security arrangements. Though security was already tight in the city but we do not want to take any chances," the officer said.

When contacted, Sharma told PTI that the caller claimed that a bomb blast would take place in Jaipur.

"I got a missed call from Pakistan in morning and when I called back, the caller threatened of a bomb blast in Jaipur by evening," Sharma said.

Jaipur police commissioner B L Soni said that the matter was being investigated and security has been stepped up as a precautionary measure.

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