Overview
- In Bhopal on March 18, threat emails named JK Medical University, LNCT University, LN Medical College, JK Hospital and Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University, as well as the District Court and the Commercial Taxes Department, prompting evacuations and bomb-squad sweeps that found nothing.
- In Indore, the Divisional Commissioner’s Office received an email about cyanide gas bombs set for the afternoon, leading to a search that ended with an all‑clear.
- In Mumbai, the BKC Passport Office was emailed a claim of 19 cyanide bombs timed for 1:30 pm, but a BDDS and dog‑squad search found no explosive material.
- The alerts followed back‑to‑back emails to Bhopal’s Weights and Measures Department on March 16 and 17 that separately claimed cyanide cylinders and drone‑deployed RDX, both of which were declared hoaxes after full inspections.
- Cyber units are analysing IP addresses and digital footprints to identify the sender, with Bhopal police officials including DCP Vivek Singh indicating suspicion of a gang using fake identities.