Kargil martyr’s father held for terror hoax call

BENGALURU: A 65-year-old ex-Army truck driver, who is the father of a Kargil war martyr, was arrested on Saturday on charges of making a hoax call to police control room on Friday, claiming major cities in south India, Goa and Maharashtra would be hit by terror attacks.
The accused is Sundar Murthy, a resident of Munivenkateshwara Layout in Avalahalli near Hoskote, Bengaluru Rural. His eldest son, Saravana Perumal, was an Armyman who lost his life during the Kargil war.
The hoax call was made around 5.30pm to police control room, Namma Control. Speaking in Tamil and broken Hindi, the caller had said, “Terror attacks will take place on trains. At least 19 terrorists are holed up in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu.” The call was brought to the notice of DG&IGP Neelamani M Raju, who had alerted her counterparts in other states. In his statement, Murthysaid he was worried about the security in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.