Hoax bomb call to Rajini was by Class VIII student

Hoax bomb call to Rajini was by Class VIII student

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:20.06.2020

The search for the person who made a hoax bomb call to actor Rajinikanth’s residence in Poes Garden has led to a Class VIII student from a village near Cuddalore, who is suffering from learning difficulties, police said.

Soon after the call was made on Thursday, a team of police officials and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad rushed to the actor’s house.

Due to Covid-19, the actor’s family members initially refused to let the team in to check the house for bombs. The officials later declared the call a hoax.

When the members of the investigating team tried to trace the number from which the call came, they had to rope in their counterparts in Cuddalore. The search was narrowed down on the student.

The student was let off after police scrutinised his medical records. Meanwhile, the boy’s father has released a video pleading with the actor to forgive his son.