Bengaluru: HSBC Bank In Trinity Circle Receives Hoax Bomb Threat
According to DCP East Division, no suspicious items were found, and the threat was declared a hoax.
Bengaluru news: HSBC Bank at Trinity Circle received a bomb threat via email prompting immediate action by the police. Officers from the East Division swiftly reached the location and conducted thorough checks. According to DCP East Division, no suspicious items were found, and the threat was declared a hoax.
DCP East division, Bengaluru said, "A bomb threat mail was received by HSBC Bank at Trinity Circle in Bengaluru. Immediately the police reached the spot and did a check. Nothing suspicious was found and it was declared a hoax bomb threat."
Karnataka: A bomb threat mail was received by HSBC Bank at Trinity Circle in Bengaluru. Immediately the police reached the spot and did a check. Nothing suspicious was found and it was declared a hoax bomb threat: DCP East division, Bengaluru.
— ANI (@ANI) November 27, 2024
Meanwhile, earlier, three leading engineering colleges in Bengaluru—Bangalore Institute of Technology, BMS College of Engineering, and MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology—received bomb threat emails triggering panic across their campuses.
Acting swiftly after being alerted by the college authorities, Bengaluru city police launched an investigation and confirmed the threats were hoaxes. As a precaution, the colleges evacuated students and staff while bomb disposal teams conducted thorough searches to ensure the safety of the premises.
Previously, Bishop Cotton School in central Bengaluru too received a bomb threat via email which was later confirmed to be a hoax following a detailed search by Bengaluru police.
The police identified the sender as Venkataraman, who claimed in the email that a bomb had been planted on the campus and would detonate at 3:30 PM. Although the email was sent at approximately 9 AM, school authorities noticed it only around 3 PM and immediately informed the police.