Man detained over claim of being terrorist: Police

A man from Assam working in a private hospital here was Friday detained by police after he allegedly claimed himself to be a 'terrorist', reportedly to instill fear among his colleagues during a spat, police said.

Kandarpa Das, working in the house keeping section of a hospital in the city for the past one month, was picked up for questioning following a complaint from the hospital management, they said.

During investigation it was found that case had been registered against Das and three others in Naxalbari police station in Darjeeling district of West Bengal for allegedly making hoax bomb calls, police said.

When asked about reports in a section of media that Das was a member of a north-east based extremist outfit, a police officer said investigations were on.

No case had been filed against him so far, the officer added.