Maha: Farmer Plans Bomb Scare At Govt Secretariat To Get Compensation

The Mumbai Police on May 30 arrested Nagpur-based farmer Sagar Mandhre for making a threat call claiming of planting a bomb at the Maharashtra government secretariat. Upon interrogation, the farmer confessed to have planned the hoax to draw the administration's attention for compensation of the acquired land. Claiming to be a bone-disease patient, Mandhre said he needed money for his treatment. Earlier, he had given multiple threats of suicide.