Nagpur: Personnel on the Nandanvan police station in Nagpur in Maharashtra have been left shocked when a younger man walked into the premises with a bag which he stated contained a “bomb” he had discovered deserted close to a school.
However, a temporary questioning on Saturday night revealed that the 25-year-old, recognized as Rahul Pagade, had himself ready the explosive utilizing a petrol bottle and a battery by watching on-line tutorials, officers stated on Sunday.
An officer dominated out any terror angle and stated Pagade had no intention to plant the explosive or to hurt anyone.
Pagade works in a salon and lives alone in a rented home in Saibaba Nagar within the metropolis. His mother and father had died. All his three sisters are married.
“Pagade told us that he learned bomb-making after watching tutorials and decided to do it himself. He extracted flash powder from firecrackers and used a mobile battery and a petrol bottle to make the makeshift bomb. He connected the wires from the battery to the petrol bottle,” the officer stated.
However, he developed chilly ft and determined to do away with the explosive. He disconnected wires and walked as much as the police station the place he handed over the bag to the police at 5 pm on Saturday.
“He told the police that he found the bag containing the bomb abandoned near KDK college. However, the police suspected his statement and interrogated him. Finally, he confessed to making the explosive himself. Pagade said as he panicked and didn’t understand what to do with the explosive, he walked to the police station with the hope to defuse the bomb,” the officer stated.
A case was registered towards Pagade below the Arms Act and part 123 of the Mumbai Police Act.
