Overview
- Shivaji Rathod was detained at Nagpur railway station on Friday after a two-day hunt that used CCTV, transaction trails and phone location data.
- A Pune court on Saturday remanded him to police custody until May 21 as investigators examine whether he had help.
- The object found at Ushakiran Superspecialty Hospital on Wednesday was moved and destroyed by the bomb squad, and police describe it as a low-cost mock device that caused panic among patients and staff.
- Officers say he sought cash for medical care and was traced through small digital payments, including a Rs 15 tape purchase and a Rs 3,000 cash-for-digital transfer.
- Authorities await a forensic report and are reviewing a disputed early claim about “gelatine sticks” as well as why the Anti-Terrorism Squad was not alerted immediately.