Bhopal, February 19 – A bomb threat sent via email created a panic situation at People's University, a private institution in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. This prompted police to take action, and an extensive search operation was carried out inside and outside the campus on Thursday, officials said.
According to official information, an email regarding a bomb threat was received on the college dean's official email address around 11 a.m., which stated that cyanide bombs had been planted in the college building.
The suspicious email also contained religious slogans.
Upon receiving the bomb threat, the university management alerted the local police (Nishatpura police station).
Meanwhile, the administration immediately evacuated the area for safety reasons.
A police team, along with a bomb disposal squad and a dog squad, arrived at the scene and began searching the university campus.
Police said that no suspicious object or explosive material was found by the scheduled time, however, the search was still underway.
The suspicious threat email said, "Tamil Nadu police officers are being forced to clean the clothes and dirty utensils of Nivetha Pethuraj and other DMK supporters. Many have experienced humiliation because of this. Therefore, former members of the MNS and Pak 151 cell, which operates in Madurai, have targeted your medical college today by planting twin IEDs, where both IEDs containing cyanide gas will explode simultaneously."
The unidentified email sender also wrote, "Sorry, but we have no other way to make our demands heard. If for some reason they are not implemented, the members will come inside the medical college and blow themselves up along with all the staff, similar to the Sri Lankan Easter suicide attack. We want to make a statement, and your office is currently the easiest target. We take responsibility and want our voices heard at all costs."
Police said the email is being technically examined.
The cyber cell is investigating the email's ID and server location.
"The preliminary investigations suggest the case could be a prank or a fake threat, but no security concerns were observed during the search," a police official said.