India, May 16 -- Pune Police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Friday said that the bomb-like object found at the Usha Kiran Hospital in Hadapsar did not contain any explosives. Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused allegedly created the object after watching videos on YouTube and may have tried to threaten the hospital to extort money after receiving a huge medical treatment bill. Police have ruled out any terror angle in the case.

The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested the accused, identified as Shivaji Rathod (30), from Nagpur railway station. He is a resident of Manjari in Pune and originally hails from Solapur district. Police said he runs a footwear shop in Manjari.

The police commissioner said that throughout Thursday,...