A man was arrested on Sunday over a hoax bomb call to a police control room, allegedly claiming that explosives had been placed at a bank in Nagpur, officers said, reported news agency ANI.

The control room of Nagpur Police received a phone call from a person who identified himself as Venkatesh Rajan, the officers said, claiming that several explosives had been planted in the Govandi area and would go off any time, reported ANI.