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Hyderabad IMD Bomb Email Deemed Hoax as Police Launch Hunt for Sender

Investigators are tracing the origin of the threat following exhaustive checks that found no explosive devices.

Overview

  • The IMD Begumpet office received a threatening email around 6:30 am and staff alerted police after noticing it about 9:30 am, according to officials.
  • Police said the message claimed bombs had been planted at six locations inside the facility.
  • Bomb squad and dog squad teams searched the premises and found nothing suspicious, leading authorities to label the threat a hoax.
  • A case has been registered and police said efforts are underway to identify the sender and the source of the email.
  • Recent hoax bomb threats were also reported at the CBI court, the Telangana High Court, and Warangal District Court.