Overview

• On August 3, a call to emergency number 112 claimed a bomb would detonate at Gadkari’s Nagpur residence within ten minutes, triggering a security alert.
• Bomb squad experts and security personnel conducted a full search of the Wardha Road home and found no device, confirming the threat as a hoax.
• Authorities traced the call to mobile number 7498579746 registered to Umesh Vishnu Raut and arrested him in Sakkardara.
• Raut, who works at a local liquor shop and has no previous criminal history, now faces a registered criminal case as police investigate his motive.
• The hoax joins a recent pattern of false bomb threats against prominent figures in India, underscoring the strain on emergency response resources.