Bomb threat at Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan's Chennai home a hoax

The threat was sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP via email, prompting a police and bomb squad search; officials later confirmed it was a hoax and began tracing the sender

A bomb threat was issued to the Chennai residence of Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Friday, India Today reported.

 

The threat was reportedly sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP office via email, following which, bomb squad and police teams reached the spot and conducted a thorough search.

 

After a detailed inspection, authorities declared the threat a hoax. However, the investigation is underway to determine the source of the email and identify those responsible for sending it. 

 

Bomb threat calls on the rise

 

Earlier on Thursday, a bomb threat email was sent to a private school in Delhi, which later turned out to be a hoax, PTI reported. The email was allegedly sent by a student attempting to avoid exams. According to police, a PCR call was received at the Paschim Vihar East Police Station after the principal of Vishal Bharti Public School reported an email claiming a bomb had been planted on the premises.

 

In another incident, a bomb threat email was sent to the studio of music director Ilaiyaraaja in T Nagar, Chennai, on Tuesday. The email, which was also sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP office, claimed that an explosive device was planted at the site. Police teams, along with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), searched Ilaiyaraaja’s studio and surrounding premises, later confirming that no explosives were found and declaring the threat a hoax. 

 

Earlier on October 11, a Tamil Nadu man sent a bomb threat email threatening to blow up the residences of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, prompting a probe. The email claimed that four RDX devices and several IEDs had been planted at their residences and would be detonated remotely.

 

Last week, another bomb threat call was made to Chennai Police, targeting actor-politician Vijay’s residence in Neelangarai, Tamil Nadu. The caller, reportedly from Kanyakumari, dialled the emergency number 100 and warned that a bomb would be planted at the actor’s house if he held more public meetings in the future. The threat was later declared to be a hoax.