Pune: Google firm’s workplace in Maharashtra’s Pune metropolis was briefly placed on alert after it obtained a name a couple of bomb in the premises which later turned out to be a hoax, police mentioned on Monday. A person, who allegedly made the decision in an inebriated state, has been traced to Hyderabad and apprehended from there, they mentioned.
“The office, located on the 11th floor of a multi-storey commercial building in Pune’s Mundhwa area, received a call late Sunday night that a bomb was kept in the office premises,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V) Vikrant Deshmukh mentioned.
After being alerted, Pune police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad reached the spot and carried out intensive searches, he mentioned.
“The call later turned out to be a hoax. The caller has been traced to Hyderabad and apprehended. He allegedly made the call in an inebriated condition,” the official mentioned.
Further investigation is on into the incident, he added.
