Bengaluru: Man books 108 ambulance with fake murder call

The 108 control room received a call from an unidentified person who allegedly claimed that a murder had taken place at B-Sector. | Image for representation | Photo Credit: Antonio_Diaz The Amruthahalli police have registered a case against an unidentified man for allegedly making a fake murder call to the 108 ambulance service and later abusing a staff nurse and ambulance driver over the phone.The complaint was filed on Sunday (August 23, 2026) by Lakshmi Devi, who works as a staff nurse with the 108 emergency ambulance service. The case has been registered under Sections 212 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.According to the complaint, Ms. Devi was on night duty on August 19, travelling in the ambulance at around 10.22 p.m., when the 108 control room received a call from an unidentified person who allegedly claimed that a murder had taken place at B-Sector, Amruthanagar, Byatarayanapura, Bengaluru.Acting on the information, Lakshmi Devi and ambulance driver Yogesh Kumar, along with police personnel from Hoysala-173, reached the location at around 11.08 p.m. However, they found no evidence of any murder or such incident at the spot.The nurse subsequently obtained the caller’s details through the 108 control room and contacted the number to verify the information. During the conversation, the man allegedly abused Ms. Devi and Mr. Kumar, accusing them of not reaching the location he had provided and not performing their duties.The complaint further states that the police informed them that the same person had allegedly made similar false calls on previous occasions, causing trouble to emergency services.The nurse has requested the police to trace the person using the mobile number and take appropriate legal action. Published - August 24, 2026 06:55 pm IST