Bhopal office gets another hoax bomb threat
The Weights and Measures Department office in Bhopal received another bomb threat via email for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.
A bomb threat received for the Delhi Chief Minister’s Secretariat and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) on Tuesday was declared a hoax following security screening.
Multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot as a precautionary measure after a call regarding the threat was received.
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Delhi Police said the threat email warned of possible blasts at both MAMC and the CM Secretariat. Swift action was taken under standard operating procedures, with bomb detection and disposal teams deployed at both locations.
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Earlier, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Nidhin Valsan, in a statement, assured that there is no cause for panic and senior police officials are checking the Secretariat for any sabotage.
Police said the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and Special Cell have also been informed and are assisting in the response.
Police sources said intensive checks were underway at both MAMC and the Secretariat, with sniffer dogs and technical teams combing the premises. Entry and exit points have been sealed, and access restricted during the verification exercise.
“All security drills are being carried out with due diligence. Such threat emails, even if they turn out to be hoaxes, cannot be taken lightly,” an officer said. The incident comes amid a spate of hoax threat emails targeting schools and educational institutions in recent months in Delhi-NCR, prompting heightened vigilance among security agencies.
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