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Mumbai Mayor gets third bomb threat email naming Metro, BSE and schools
Mumbai Mayor gets third bomb threat email naming Metro, BSE and schools
Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde received a third bomb threat email on Friday, warning of explosions at schools, the Metro network, the Bombay Stock Exchange and her own office before Independence Day. The…
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Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde received a third bomb threat email on Friday, warning of explosions at schools, the Metro network, the Bombay Stock Exchange and her own office before Independence Day. The message carried pro-Khalistan slogans and, according to Times Now, specifically named Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis as targets. It also gave precise timings for attacks, including 3:11 PM at the Mayor's office. Mumbai Police have launched a cyber investigation to trace the email's origin and sender. Two similar threats had been sent to the Mayor earlier.
The Indian Opinion
This is the third such email, and none of the earlier threats materialised. The temptation is either to panic or to dismiss the warning as a hoax. Neither helps. Authorities are right to investigate seriously, a single determined actor can cause real harm. But the public must not let fear disrupt daily life. The concrete test will be whether the cyber police trace the email to a credible source or to a crank operating from overseas. Until then, the only sensible response is vigilance without hysteria.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
