Mumbai's Tata Memorial Hospital Receives Bomb Threat Email, Search Ops Underway
Mumbai Police and the bomb squad responded, and a search operation is ongoing at the Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai.
Authorities are investigating the sender and motive behind the email.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: A threatening email claiming a bomb at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai was received this morning. Mumbai Police and the bomb squad responded, and a search operation is ongoing. Authorities are investigating the sender and motive behind the email pic.twitter.com/yxzHzphIFK
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The Tata Memorial Hospital received a similar bomb threat email last year in May. However, it turned out to be a hoax after nothing suspicious was found in the search operation, PTI reported citing police.
Though the threat email did not contain any specific details, all the hospital buildings were evacuated in a phased manner keeping in mind the safety of patients, staff, and visitors, the administration said. “Clinical operations were temporarily scaled down during the inspection period,” a statement from the hospital added.
Tata Memorial Hospital Director CS Pramesh said that the security personnel and local police inspected the premises, following which the threat was confirmed to be a hoax. The hospital buildings were subsequently declared safe, and normal operations resumed, The Hindu reported.
According to an official from Bhoiwada police station, the email was sent to the hospital's official email ID and said that there was a bomb on the premises and that patients needed to be saved. The police swung into action immediately and searched the hospital premises, but nothing suspicious was found, he said.
The police then registered a first information report, and launched a further probe into the incident.
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