On Thursday, an unidentified person called the police control room at 10:30 AM and informed that a bomb was planted at Rajinikanth’s Poes Garden residence and cut the call immediately.
A bomb squad was sent to the location and the premises searched thoroughly. It was found that the threat was a hoax.
The person who made the hoax call was a 15 year old boy from Nellikuppam near Cuddalore. He had taken his father’s cellphone and had made the call. The boy was brought to the Nellikuppam police station and upon investigation it was found that the boy was mentally ill. His father pleaded that he himself was a Rajinikanth fan and requested that the boy be let free.
The Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) members of the area who came to know of this, went to boy’s home and gave the family relief kits.