Kolkata, Aug 6 (PTI) A man from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas has been arrested for allegedly making a hoax call to the police control room here claiming that he would detonate a bomb, a senior officer said on Thursday.

Arkaprava Ganguly, a resident of Maheshtala in South 24 Parganas district, was picked up on Wednesday night for dialling 100 the day before and threatening to trigger an explosion, the police officer said.

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"All officials concerned were alerted and necessary checks initiated, especially in the vulnerable pockets. Simultaneously, we also tracked the caller. And it was found that the accused made a hoax call just to have fun," she said.

An FIR was registered against Ganguly, who identified himself as a freelance photographer, the officer said.

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He was produced before a city court, which sent him to judicial custody for a day, the officer added.

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