A 45-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital by calling the 108 emergency ambulance helpline, the police said.
The accused, Vijayakumar, 45 of Rasipuram in Namakkal district, allegedly called the 108 control room on October 1 and claimed that a bomb had been planted at the hospital before disconnecting the call.
Based on a complaint from the hospital medical officer, the police registered a case and launched an investigation. A police team, along with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and the police dog squad, searched the hospital premises but found no explosives.
With the help of the Cyber Crime Wing, the police traced accused Vijayakumar and arrested him at a private lodge in Avadi on Friday. A mobile phone was seized from him.
The police said Vijayakumar had earlier worked as a driver and was currently unemployed and looking for a job.
Published - October 04, 2026 12:51 am IST