Hoax bomb threats trigger panic in Bhopal, Indore offices, universities

A series of bomb threat emails were received at the District Court and three universities in Bhopal, along with another threat at the Divisional Commissioner’s Office in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Wednesday.

According to the police, all the threats turned out to be hoaxes, and no explosives were found at any of the targeted locations.

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In Bhopal, an email threatened to blow up the private JK Medical University, LN Medical College, LNCT University, JK Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University.

The email claimed that at least 21 bombs had been planted across these locations and would explode in the afternoon.

A similar email was also received at the Bhopal District Court and the Commercial Taxes Department office located in Arera Hills.

Bomb disposal squad personnel, along with sniffer dogs, were pressed into action, and all the targeted premises were evacuated as a precautionary measure.

After a thorough search, police teams declared all the premises safe and confirmed that no explosives were found anywhere.

In Indore, an email was received at the Divisional Commissioner’s office, stating that cyanide gas bombs had been planted in the building and would explode in the afternoon.

Police teams and the bomb disposal squad were rushed to the office located on MG Road.

After about an hour-long search operation, the police declared the premises safe. Officials confirmed that no bombs or explosive devices were found.