Mangaluru, Sept. 7 -- A man from Tamil Nadu has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat call to the Mangaluru International Airport on the night of August 29.

According to a press release from the Mangaluru City Police Commissioner, Sudheer Kumar Reddy, an unknown individual called the airport and threatened to destroy the terminal building if it was not evacuated. The duty terminal manager immediately filed a complaint with the Bajpe police.

Acting on the complaint, a police team launched an investigation and identified the accused as Sasikumar (38), a resident of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. He was subsequently taken into custody in Vellore.

During interrogation, Sasikumar confessed that he routinely searches for mobile num...