<p>Pune police have mounted a search for a man who on Tuesday called up emergency helpline number 112 to convey a message about a bomb threat at a railway station and then demanded Rs 7 crore to give the name of the railway station, an official said.</p>
<p>The 112 mechanism has its call centre in Navi Mumbai in Thane district near Mumbai, the official added.</p>
<p>He said, based on certain information, Pune police began checking railway stations within its jurisdiction and found that the call was a hoax.</p>
<p>The official added that railway stations in Pune were not mentioned in the call.</p>
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The 112 mechanism has its call centre in Navi Mumbai in Thane district near Mumbai

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