Security tightened as caller threatens to blow up RSS Nagpur headquarters

Nagpur: An unidentified caller threatened to blow up the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur, Maharashtra, on Saturday, prompting increased security there, according to police.

"A phone call was received at the Police Control Room at 1 pm. A man threatened to blow up the RSS headquarters in Mahal area with a bomb," said DCP, Zone III, Gorakh Bhamre.

A Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and a dog squad were summoned and conducted a thorough checking of the premises but nothing suspicious was found, he said.

Patrolling has been intensified as a precautionary measure, the DCP said, adding that police are tracking the phone number to identify the caller.

With PTI inputs