A
youth
from
Ayanavaram
who
was
disappointed
at
not
getting
a
movie
ticket
called
the
police
control
room
to
report
that
a
bomb
had
been
planted
at
the
Brinda
theatre.
The
hoax
caller,
who
happened
to
be
the
son
of
a
policeman,
was
arrested
on
Saturday.
Alexander,
son
of
police
constable
Thomas,
had
gone
to
Brinda
theatre
on
Thursday
evening,
to
watch
the
Surya
starrer
Vaaranam
Aayiram.
In
spite
of
having
waited
in
the
queue
for
a
while,
he
could
not
manage
to
secure
a
ticket
for
the
show.
According
to
a
senior
police
official,
"After
making
the
call,
he
waited
outside
the
theatre
to
see
if
the
police
would
actually
come
to
check
the
movie
hall.
A
bomb
disposal
team
came
and
carried
out
a
thorough
search
before
dispelling
the
call
as
hoax
and
letting
the
movie
run.
However,
our
superiors
wanted
us
to
trace
the
caller
and
punish
him."
The
police
traced
the
call
to
Alexander's
mobile
phone
and
arrested
him.
"During
interrogation,
the
youth
confessed
that
he
had
made
the
call
'to
play
a
prank'
and
did
not
intend
anything," police
said.
However,
the
accused
was
arrested
and
remanded
to
judicial
custody
for
making
the
hoax
call.