Overview
- Emails sent on October 27 to the Tamil Nadu DGP claimed explosives were planted at the Chennai homes of Rajinikanth, Dhanush and TNCC president K. Selvaperunthagai.
- Police teams and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad conducted searches at the named locations and found no suspicious items, declaring the threats fake.
- Teynampet police said Rajinikanth’s residence received threat mails at about 8:30 am and 6:30 pm, and his team declined bomb‑squad inspections on both occasions.
- Police said Dhanush also refused assistance when contacted, while the Cyber Crime Wing has begun tracing the origin of the emails with no arrests announced in this case.
- Authorities linked the episode to an October spate of hoaxes that included threats to Trisha and Ilaiyaraaja and cited an October 9 arrest in a separate false alert about Vijay’s residence.