Pune, May 15 -- In a swift coordinated operation, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and the Pune City Police Crime Branch arrested a man on Friday for allegedly planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at a private hospital in Hadapsar.

The suspect, identified as Shivaji Rathore, was apprehended at the Nagpur Railway Junction while reportedly attempting to flee.

The incident unfolded on Wednesday evening when a doctor at a private medical facility in the Hadapsar area noticed a suspicious object near a washroom.

The device was described as having a digital clock-like attachment, visible wiring and components, and low-grade explosives, as later confirmed by investigators.

The hospital staff immediately alerted the police ...