West Bengal: Kolkata Police receives bomb threat mail for Indian Museum
January 05, 2024 14:08 ISTWest Bengal news: Bomb squad reached the location and visitors' entry to the museum has been restricted for the next few hours, said Kolkata Police.
West Bengal news: Bomb squad reached the location and visitors' entry to the museum has been restricted for the next few hours, said Kolkata Police.
The arrests were made three days after receiving an e-mail threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and to blow up Ram Temple.
Police have registered an FIR after receiving an e-mail threatening to kill Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and to blow Ram Temple.
According to the Mumbai Police, the email sender has been arrested from Vadodara in Gujarat. The police also detained two more persons in the matter and were being questioned as to why the threatening mail was sent.
The sender claimed to be from 'Khilafat India' and stated that bombs have been planted at a total of 11 locations in Mumbai. According to the email, the bombs were planted at RBI offices, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank and the blasts were to take place at 1:30 pm today (December 26).
The police were informed about the email after which they swung into action and initiated searches on the campuses of the schools. The threat later was declared as hoax as nothing was found in searches.
The sender of the email has demanded to pay one million dollars in Bitcoin within 48 hours to prevent the bomb blast at Mumbai airport, as reported by the police.
In a short video, Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun appealed to Sikhs in the world not to travel by Air India from 19th November onward, saying that it can be life-threatening.
According to prosecutors and police, the woman was wearing an abaya, typically worn by Muslim women, and shouted "Allahu Akbar" on a suburban train in Paris. Police fired eight rounds at the woman and she is now hospitalised for emergency treatment.
The flight made an emergency landing at the Mumbai airport after nearly 40 minutes of takeoff from Pune. The Mumbai Police is investigating the incident.
At least six airports across France were evacuated following emailed "threats of attack" on Wednesday. These airports include- Lille, Lyon, Toulouse and Beauvais. But later, the services have resumed.
Mumbai Police received information about a suspicious bag in the parking lot of the MMRDA building located in the Bandra area of the city.
The airline said that all the mandated security procedures have been completed and the aircraft has subsequently been declared safe.
Security was increased and Hyderabad Police rushed a police team to the airport and conducted a detailed search operation but did not recover anything, officials said.
The aircraft was later taken to a remote bay for search by the security agencies at the Kochi airport. After thorough checks and investigation, the aircraft was cleared for takeoff.
According to officials, the Paris landmark and its immediate surroundings were evacuated as a precaution and a bomb squad was also dispatched.
The Mumbai Police launched a probe to examine the call. Later, they found the call was made under alcohol influence.
The train was thoroughly searched by a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad. However, no explosive was found on the train.
The call was made at 7am and a probe found the accused indulged in the act in a fit of rage after having an argument with his neighbour, the official said.
Earlier in August last year, a similar situation was reported when the police officials evacuated Terminal 1.
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