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Mumbai Police Probe Third Bomb Threat Email Before Independence Day
Mumbai Police have begun a cyber investigation after Mayor Ritu Tawde received a third bomb threat email before Independence Day. The message warned of car bombs and improvised explosive devices at schools,…
The Story in Brief
Mumbai Police have begun a cyber investigation after Mayor Ritu Tawde received a third bomb threat email before Independence Day. The message warned of car bombs and improvised explosive devices at schools, Mumbai Metro locations, the stock exchange and the Mayor’s office. It listed areas including Ghatkopar, Marol Naka, Andheri, Gundavali and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, and urged parents to keep children away from schools and the Metro.
The email used pro-Khalistan slogans and named Union ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other public figures as targets, Times Now reports. It also mentioned alleged attack times and a plan to disrupt August 15 celebrations. Cyber Police are tracing the email’s IP address, origin and sender.
The Indian Opinion
Threat emails can trigger panic even when their claims are unverified. The lazy narrative that every such message proves a wider security conspiracy is as weak as dismissing repeated warnings as mere online mischief. Police must check each named site, protect public movement and publish verified updates without amplifying slogans or precise alleged timings. The useful test is simple: will investigators identify a sender and establish whether any device, explosive or operational plan existed?
Source: timesnownews.com
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