Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
A 12-year-old PUBG addicted boy make a hoax call about a bomb being planted at the Yelahanka railway station to delay the departure of his classmate which would cause him to stop playing.
Senior officer told media persons,On March 30, a 12-year-old boy from Bengaluru allegedly made a bomb threat call to the Railway Police Helpline.
He claimed to have kept a bomb at the Yelahanka railway station.The authorities promptly responded and shut down the station for 90 minutes, but found it to be a hoax.
Panic was gripped among the staff members of Yelahanka railway station when unidentified caller informed that a bomb has been planted at the station which would explode in any time.
security personnel swung into action and conducting a drill to conclude the call was not only hoax but the caller is a 12-year-old school boy who made a call out of PUBG inspiration.
The railway police traced the boy to his house in Vinayaka Nagar and found that the boy was addicted to PUBG mobile game and made the call for fun.
The police recorded the statement of the boy and his father who runs a provision store and let off the boy .
We have submitted a detailed report to the higher authorities on this incident seeking necessary action, a police officer said adding that the boy and his parents have been warned not to repeat the blunder said a senior officer.
