Mumbai museums receive bomb threat emails, police book unidentified people
Mumbai Police receive threat of blasts ahead of New Year, investigation underway Based on the complaint filed by the museum management, an offence under section 505 (1) (b), 506 (2), 182 of the Indian Penal Code was registered against unidentified persons at Colaba police station. An investigation into this matter is underway.
Further details are awaited. On Friday, authorities of Kolkata’s iconic Indian Museum also received an email claiming bombs were planted inside the museum.
Mangaluru airport conducts security check in response to bomb threat Following the email, police prohibited the entry of the general public for the day. "The threat mail stated that several bombs were planted inside the Indian Museum, and those would explode any moment," a police officer said.
Personnel of the bomb squad of Kolkata Police started the search and sanitization operation at the museum around 11.30 am. Apart from the bomb squad, sniffer dogs, a quick response team (QRT), and a huge contingent of police were positioned in and around the building in central Kolkata.
“We conducted a thorough search of the building, but no bomb was found," a senior police officer told media. The cyber section of police has also started a probe to trace the source of the email.Milestone Alert!
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