<p>A chilling <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-college-bomb-threat-st-xaviers-college-in-mahim-receives-hoax-alert-23621186" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">bomb threat</a> call sent security agencies into a brief tizzy on Tuesday morning - only to turn out to be a hoax made by a 46-year-old daily wage labourer from APMC.</p>
<p>At around 11:54 am, the caller rang up the Beat Marshal system and claimed, &ldquo;Main terrorist bol raha hoon&hellip; Mumbai mein bomb blast hone wala hai.&rdquo; The vague but alarming threat triggered immediate alertness within the police machinery.</p>
<h2>Accused Traced Within Hours</h2>
<p>However, within hours, cops traced the call to Tufan Nurlal Sheikh, a labourer living in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/bdds-conducts-searches-after-bomb-threat-warning-for-post-offices-in-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-23622572" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">APMC market</a> area in Sector 19. Officials said the accused neither provided specific inputs nor had any actual plan, indicating a deliberate attempt to create panic.</p>
<p>Constable Rajendra Prakash Tayde of the APMC police station filed a complaint, and the accused has been booked for issuing a fake terror threat and misleading law enforcement.</p>
<h2>Police Warn of Serious Consequences</h2>
<p>Police sources admitted that even vague terror calls cannot be ignored, forcing multiple units to activate protocols, which diverts manpower and resources.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-press-club-receives-gas-bomb-threat-police-deploy-bomb-detection-dog-squad-23621764" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Officials </a>warned that such hoax calls can have serious legal consequences and compromise response readiness during real emergencies.</p>

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