The PTI office in Chennai received a bomb threat on Friday, a police official said. Without revealing the source of the threat, police said they were alerted to conduct checks at the Kodambakkam office of the premier news agency.
A police team promptly arrived at the office and evacuated all staff present.A bomb inspection of the premises was expected to be carried out. Chennai sees spate of hoax bomb threats Over the past week, Chennai witnessed multiple bomb threat emails targeting high-profile locations, including the residences of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Governor R.N. Ravi, actress Trisha, S.V. Shekhar, actor-politician Vijay, and the BJP state headquarters Kamalalayam.
All threats were later confirmed to be hoaxes.The emails prompted security checks by the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), local police, and sniffer dogs, but no explosives were found. The cybercrime wing is investigating the origin of the emails, and cases have been registered under relevant laws.
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