Bomb Threat Triggers Searches of Post Offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Bomb Threat Triggers Searches of Post Offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.webp

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 25 Post offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city, Maharashtra, were thoroughly searched by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) on Wednesday after an email received by the administration warned of blasts in their premises, an official said.

So far, nothing suspicious has been found, he said.

The threat email was received by various government offices in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, claiming that 16 bomb blasts would take place in passport and post offices across the state at 12:30 pm. The message warned that the bombs would contain RDX and poisonous cyanide gas, the official informed.

It also said that post offices should be evacuated immediately. Acting swiftly, BDDS personnel undertook extensive searches of post offices in the city, including the one located in the Bombay High Court premises, he maintained.

"Our teams conducted searches in the High Court premises and also the head post office located in the Junabazar area," the official added.
 
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