Man arrested for threatening students with fake pistol

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Apr 01 2014 | 12:07 AM IST
: A man was arrested today for allegedly threatening some college students with a fake pistol and making a futile attempt to rob them.
Police asid the man picked up a quarrel with some of the students near Government College of Technology, suddenly whipped out a 'pistol' and threatened to shoot dead one of them.
However, the students managed to escape and lodged a complaint with police, who rushed to the spot and nabbed him.
An examination of the 'pistol' showed it was fake and he was later produced before a court and lodged in the central jail here, they said
Preliminary inquiries revealed he had earlier threatened some persons with a fake pistol and relived them of some cash, police said.
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First Published: Apr 01 2014 | 12:07 AM IST

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