Hoax bomb threat issued to actor Vikram’s house

CHENNAI: Sending city police into a tizzy, an anonymous caller on Monday issued a bomb threat to National award-winning actor Vikram’s house in Besant Nagar. The unidentified person had called up the control room in Tiruvanmiyur. The actor’s manager received a call around 9 am and was alerted about the call. Following the threat, a team from Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad searched the premises, before concluding that it was a hoax. Vikram’s manager Suryanarayanan said, “The call was tracked to a bogus address. However, police officials are investigating and have assured that the caller will be tracked soon.” On Monday, the actor had resumed shooting for Cobra for the first time since March.