Pranksters in town seem to have found a new pastime, drawing mileage from the locals' fear of another terrorist attack. Last night, a note found stuck on the bathroom door at a restaurant in Karkhana, Secunderabad, claimed that a bomb had been planted there.
The note, left as it was at a restaurant a stone's throw from the Karkhana Police Station, caused the panic to ripple through the area as the bomb squad was called in to comb through the entire locality. Eventually, they realised that the note was a hoax.
Whether the recent spate of hoax notes and calls is the work of people practicing for 1 April, or of those who just like to put people on an edge, it seems to be working.