Bomb threat call received by Fire Control Room turns out hoax

\ New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Fire Control Room today\received a call about a bomb being planted near police\headquarters which later turned out to be a hoax.\ A call was received this afternoon by the Fire Control\Room that a bomb has been planted near the police headquarters\in central Delhi, said a senior police officer.\ The call was later declared to be a hoax, he said.\ The caller was traced but he told the police that his\phone had been stolen and a complaint had been registered at\Patel Nagar police station on connection with theft of his\mobile, the officer said.\ Police is currently verifying his claim and further\investigation is underway, he added. PTI SLB\AQS\