Mumbai, Jul 4: A few aluminium rods filled with wood and wrapped in red paper and tied with electric wires caused quite a scare outside Infiniti Mall in Mumbai's Andheri West locality today.
An Assistant Commissioner of Police today India TV that the aluminium rods might have been used by crew for film shooting near the mall, and was discarded in a wastebin, which later led to a bomb scare.
As news channels telecasted the discovery of the gelatine-like sticks, a crowd of onlookers gathered on the spot, and police kept all of them away at a distance.
The Bomb Disposal Squad and dog squad were called in. Army experts were also brought in, and after nearly an hour, the experts found that the gelatin sticks were fake.
The entire area was cordoned off by police for more than an hour.
An Assistant Commissioner of Police today India TV that the aluminium rods might have been used by crew for film shooting near the mall, and was discarded in a wastebin, which later led to a bomb scare.
As news channels telecasted the discovery of the gelatine-like sticks, a crowd of onlookers gathered on the spot, and police kept all of them away at a distance.
The Bomb Disposal Squad and dog squad were called in. Army experts were also brought in, and after nearly an hour, the experts found that the gelatin sticks were fake.
The entire area was cordoned off by police for more than an hour.
