Bomb Email Prompts Evacuation at Goa Passport Bhavan, Declared Hoax

Overview

• The Passport Bhavan in Patto, Panaji received a threat email at 4am urging evacuation of the public by 11am, according to officials.
• Staff and applicants were evacuated while Panaji police, fire personnel, the Bomb Disposal Squad and the Anti-Terrorism Squad conducted a sweep.
• Bomb Disposal Squad inspector Paresh Navelkar said no suspicious items were found and the premises were declared safe.
• Work at the Regional Passport Office resumed following a disruption of more than two hours.
• Police said they are investigating to identify the sender, and an employee said the email mentioned the Tamil LTTE group.