Bomb threat emails sent to the Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) headquarters, and a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) office on Wednesday led to a significant security response. The threats specified explosions at 1.11 p.m. at the CMO, 3.11 p.m. at the AMC office, and 5.11 p.m. at the RSS office. Despite the alerts, security agencies found no explosives or suspicious items after thorough searches.
Director General of Police (DGP) G.S. Malik confirmed that standard emergency procedures were followed diligently. Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) teams were deployed, and the threatened locations were thoroughly checked. Malik assured the public that all necessary precautions were taken, and the areas were declared safe. Preliminary investigations indicated that the sender likely used a virtual private network (VPN) and routed the emails through servers in the United States.
Malik cautioned against sensationalizing such threats in the media, as it could provoke copycat incidents. He emphasized that over-publicizing such incidents could cause unnecessary panic and inconvenience to the public without any actual threat materializing. The investigation into the bomb threats in Gujarat has been assigned to the Ahmedabad Cyber Crime unit under the supervision of the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).
The incidents in Gujarat coincided with similar email threats in other parts of India. Maharashtra also received bomb threat emails targeting the Chief Minister’s Office, the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, and civic offices in Mumbai and Pune. Security measures were taken promptly, leading to evacuations, but no explosives were found. Authorities are now examining digital evidence and email routing details to identify the perpetrators.
