Summary Boy called police from his father's phone and told there had been an explosion
LAHORE (Daily Dunya) – A seven-year-old boy along with his father was held by the police for giving false alert of explosion only to get back at father over a previous row.
According to the details, a labourer named Mushtaq rebuked his seven-year-old son Danial over a domestic issue, following which, the boy went to his room and called 15 from his father’s cell phone and told the police there had been an explosion at Badami Bagh area.
The police, bomb disposal squad and rescue personnel rushed to the site only to find out the alert was a hoax. The electronic media, meanwhile, was already running tickers of a possible explosion in the area which was soon retracted.
As soon as the situation became clear to the police, Danial and his father were taken into custody. Legal proceeding against the minor and his father was conducted upon orders from Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operation.
Published in Daily Dunya on December 9, 2014
