scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Support Our Journalism
HomeIndiaGoogle office in Maharashtra's Pune gets bomb threat hoax; caller arrested in...

Google office in Maharashtra’s Pune gets bomb threat hoax; caller arrested in Hyderabad

Follow Us :
Text Size:

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): Google’s office in Pune city on Monday received a bomb call, which later turned out to be hoax, police said.

The man who allegedly made the call was traced to Hyderabad and detained by the Telangana Police. A team of Mumbai Police has left for Telangana to bring the accused to Mumbai.

According to the police, the caller didn’t have a number for the Google office in Pune, so he dialled Google office headquarters in Mumbai and made the threatening call.

Upon being alerted about the call, Mumbai Police connected with their counterparts in Pune who rushed to the multinational company’s office located in a multi-storey commercial building in Pune’s Mundhwa area. The Pune police and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad carried out extensive searches but did not find anything suspicious.

According to the police the caller has been identified as Panayam Shivanand, who hails from Hyderabad.

After receiving the threat call, a complaint was lodged by Google at the BKC police station in Mumbai.

The BKC Police has registered a case against the caller under Section 505(1)(b) and 506(2) of IPC.

Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)

This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp

Support Our Journalism

India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors – is doing just that.

Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you.

Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here.

Support Our Journalism

  • Tags

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular