Pune Hospital Extortion Plot: Man Nabbed for Planting IED
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested Shivaji Rathod after investigators found a device with a timer and gelatin-like sticks in a hospital washroom.
- On Friday, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad detained Shivaji Rathod at Nagpur railway junction, two days after a bomb-like device was discovered at Ushakiran Superspecialty Hospital in Pune.
- Wednesday evening, staff at Ushakiran Superspecialty Hospital in Hadapsar discovered a device containing wires, gelatin-like sticks, and a "low-grade explosive" inside a men's washroom on the first floor.
- CCTV footage helped investigators identify Rathod as the suspect, while the device featured a timer showing 7.10. Hospital owner Dr. Vilas Gaikwad safely relocated the object to an open area outside the facility.
- Police lodged an attempt to murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a hospital employee complaint. Rathod allegedly fled a rented shop in Manjari on Thursday before his arrest.
- Forensic experts continue analyzing the device's assembly and timer mechanism while Maharashtra ATS investigators probe for additional suspects and the motive behind placing the item in the hospital.
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