Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace & Airport Receives Hoax Bomb Threat; Police Initiate Probe | Pinterest
Mumbai: A bomb threat was issued to the Mumbai Police on Friday, claiming that explosions would take place at two iconic locations the Taj Mahal Palace hotel and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai.
Following the alarming email, immediate security measures were enacted, with teams conducting thorough checks at both the Taj Mahal Palace and Mumbai Airport. However, after a detailed search, authorities found no signs of any threat.
The Airport Police have classified the email as a hoax and have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the anonymous sender under provisions of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (Indian Penal Code). Despite the scare, operations at both locations resumed without disruption.
Mumbai Hoax Bomb Threat: Email To Tata Memorial Hospital
On May 9, a bomb threat similar to a hoax was sent to Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, causing a security alarm. The threat, received via email at around 9 AM, claimed that a bomb had been planted on the hospital premises. The email also instructed that patients should be evacuated immediately.
In response, the hospital administration promptly notified the Mumbai Police. Several agencies, including the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, were deployed to investigate the threat.
The Bhoiwada police have filed an FIR against an unknown individual and have launched an inquiry. Zone 4 DCP Ragsudha R. confirmed that efforts are underway to trace the IP address from which the email originated, and the police are working with Google to gather more information about the sender’s email account.
