The first complaint was filed by the security officer of the Consulate General of Japan, located near Cubbon Park. According to the complaint, a bomb threat email was received at 5.32 am on January 29 from the address gaina_ramesh@outlook.com.
In a similar incident, the Consulate General of Italy on Richmond Road also received a threat email the same morning at 5.25 am. The security officer reported that the email, sent by a person identifying himself as “Ramesh” from the same Outlook account, was addressed to the consulate’s visa and consular sections. The message stated, "5 RDX to blast in Italy Consulate, Bengaluru at 1 PM. Evacuate Diplomats by 10 AM!"
The Bengaluru police are working with the Cyber Crime Wing to trace the origin and IP address linked to the email account. While the threats are suspected to be hoaxes aimed at creating panic, security has been tightened at both consulates as a precaution.
Bomb threat to court, collectorate in Gujarat
On Monday, bomb threats sent to the Junagadh district court and the Rajkot Collectorate's office in Gujarat were delcared hoaxes after thorough searches did not yield anything suspicious, police said.
The Registrar of the district court received an email stating three bombs planted in the building will go off at 2:10 PM, said Deputy Superintendent of Police, Junagadh city, Hitesh Dandhaliya.
"After being alerted by the court Registrar, police personnel, a dog squad and a Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad reached the spot and searched the premises; however, no suspicious object was found," said Dandhaliya.
Police have started the process to register an FIR against the unidentified sender of the email under relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.
A bomb threat was received by the collector's office in Rajkot, police said, which turned out to be a hoax after police searched the premises.
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