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Mumbai: Cinema hall evacuated after bomb scare at Vasai mall

Updated on: 22 January,2021 12:00 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Samiullah Khan | samiullah.khan@mid-day.com

The tip-off, however, turned out to be a hoax after officials didn’t find any explosives, said police

Mumbai: Cinema hall evacuated after bomb scare at Vasai mall

Police officials said that nothing suspicious was found at the premises. Pics/Hanif Patel

The local police and bomb squad rushed to Miraj cinema hall in Dattani mall, Vasai, on Friday after being informed of a bomb at the premises. The tip-off, however, turned out to be a hoax after officials didn’t find any explosives, said police.


According to officials, they received a call from DG control around 3 pm on Friday, regarding a bomb being placed inside the cinema hall.


A dog squad outside Dattani Mall, Vasai


Soon, local police along with the bomb squad rushed to the spot, evacuated the cinema hall, and began a search operation with the help of the dog squad.

However, nothing suspicious was found at the premises, police said. 

Senior police officers are present at the spot and the search operation is still underway, an officer said.

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