“My wife and son were killed by Ajmal Qasab in CST and, hence, I am always on the lookout for terrorists and other such anti-social elements.”

This was the story fed to the Crime Branch by a hoax caller, who led them on a wild goose chase even after his detention. Mahesh Ankush Labdhe (40), a resident of Uttan, Bhayander, called up the Thane control room several times on July 10, claiming that four people were in the city to trigger bomb blasts.