Overview
- The Mumbai Press Club said the threat was received on March 19 and noticed on March 20, prompting an alert to Azad Maidan Police Station.
- The email, sent under the name 'Neerja Ajmal Khan,' claimed 42 poison‑gas devices were planted to detonate at 1 pm.
- Multiple teams, including the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad and a dog squad, conducted thorough checks and found no suspicious items.
- Mumbai Police and cyber teams are working to identify the sender and trace the encrypted Proton Mail source as part of the ongoing probe.
- The message cited political grievances referencing Coimbatore, Udhayanidhi/DMK, and alleged Naxalite and Pakistan links, echoing recent hoax threats to the BKC passport office, schools, a hospital, and key institutions.