CIVIC authorities in Maharashtra on Wednesday received bomb threat emails targeting the Chief Minister’s Office, and the Mayoral offices in Mumbai, Nagpur and Pune, prompting evacuations at some places and security searches, officials said. Following the threat, a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) was immediately rushed to the spot for a thorough search, the officials said, adding that nothing suspicious was found. Security checks were intensified, and all sensitive areas were being inspected as a precautionary measure. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) received emails “warning” of explosions at multiple locations in the State capital, including the Mayor’s office and the Chief Minister’s Office, officials said. The emails, sent to many official email IDs of the civic corporation, prompted security agencies to launch an investigation, they said. According to officials, the emails warned of bomb blasts at the CMO, the BSE building and civic offices. They allegedly contained references to Khalistan and included inflammatory and threatening content targeting various organisations and institutions, BMC officials said. The emails, with similar content, claimed that an improvised explosive device-laden car would be used to trigger a blast at the Mumbai Mayor’s office at 1.11 pm.

 

It also allegedly carried bomb threats to the BSE building, the CMO and BMC offices at specified times. In Pune, the Municipal Corporation’s main office and the Mayor’s office also received an email threatening a bomb blast. The entire main administrative building was evacuated, and a thorough search was carried out by the bomb detection squad, a civic official said. The email, purportedly sent by a group identifying itself as the Khalistan National Army, threatened a series of IED blasts at the Pune Municipal Corporation mayor’s office at 1.11 pm, the Vidhan Bhavan at 3.11 pm, police and civic officials said. Entry to the PMC premises was prohibited till further orders, the officials said. Security was stepped up at the civic headquarters and the mayoral offices in Mumbai and Pune, they said. Investigations were underway to trace the source of the emails, they added. The police urged people not to panic and assured that all necessary security measures were in place. Guj CMO, AMC HQ, RSS office office get bomb threat: A BOMB threat email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office in Gandhinagar on Wednesday triggered a high-level security response across Gujarat, with police and security agencies launching investigations after similar threats were also received by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office.

 

According to information, the threatening email sent to the Chief Minister’s Office warned of a bomb blast at 1.11 p.m. Similar emails were subsequently received by the AMC headquarters at Danapith in Ahmedabad and the RSS office, with the sender specifying 3.11 pm and 5.11 pm, respectively, as the alleged times of the blasts. The emails also contained a broader reference to “Khalistan”, “Operation Blue Star”, and “Operation Woodrose”. Authorities said the messages were sent from different email IDs and are being treated as a serious security matter. Following the threat, police, bomb disposal squads, and dog squads were deployed to the affected locations. Security arrangements were immediately tightened at government offices, public institutions, and other sensitive locations in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. As a precautionary measure, the AMC’s main office at Danapith was evacuated, and the entire premises were searched by security personnel.