Chennai: A bomb threat was issued to the Poes Garden residence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan in Chennai on Friday. The threat was sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP office through email.
A bomb squad and police teams rushed to the premises and conducted a thorough search. After inspection, officials confirmed that the threat was a hoax.
Authorities are now investigating the source of the email and working to trace those responsible for sending the threat.
Just as in Delhi and Mumbai, the police in Chennai have been receiving scores of such bomb threats over the past month.
On Tuesday, a bomb threat email was received at the T Nagar studio of renowned music director Ilaiyaraaja. The police reacted swiftly. the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) conducted a detailed search of the studio and surrounding premises but found no explosives.
That email was also sent to the Tamil Nadu DGP’s office.
The Chennai Police also received a bomb threat call targeting actor-politician Vijay’s residence in Neelangarai last week. The caller, believed to be from Kanyakumari, dialed the emergency number 100 and allegedly warned that a bomb would be planted at Vijay’s home if he conducted any future public meetings. Police later declared the threat a hoax.
