UPSC Aspirant Held For Delhi Hoax Bomb Threat Linking Lahore, Says He Wanted To Prank Ex-Roommate

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A 23-year-old UPSC aspirant has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur within 48 hours of allegedly making a hoax bomb threat to his former roommate in Delhi. The accused reportedly intended the call as a prank, but his claims about a Pakistan-based organisation planning bomb blasts in the national capital triggered a security alert. The incident came to light on the night of October 27, when a PCR call was received…