Delhi Hospitals, Malls Receive Bomb Threat, Search Ops Underway

A bomb threat was received in several hospitals and malls in the national capital.

The Delhi Police launched a search operation after a bomb threat was received in several hospitals and malls across the national capital. Representational Image.

Source : PTI

Delhi Bomb Threat: Several hospitals in the national capital received bomb threat emails on Tuesday. Following the receipt of threats, search operations began in the city.

Besides hospitals, a bomb threat was also received in several malls in Delhi. The Delhi police said that several malls in the national capital received bomb threats.

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Dog Squad and Bomb Disposal Squad conducted checking at Primus Hospital in Delhi's Chanakyapuri, which received an email regarding a bomb threat.

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According to the Delhi police, Chanakya Mall, Select CityWalk, Ambience Mall, DLF, Cine Polis, Pacific Mall, Primus Hospital, and Unity Group received threat mail stating, "The explosive will go off in a few hours," as reported by news agency ANI.

The city police also said that the mall authorities informed the police as soon as the threat mail was received. After receiving the information, the Delhi police sprung into action and launched an investigation into the matter immediately. Bomb Disposal Squad and fire tenders have arrived on the spot. No bomb has been detected yet.

According to a senior police officer, initial investigation suggests it seems that the same pattern has been followed to send threatening emails in which datelines have not been mentioned. The mail has been sent to many malls and other places. An investigation is currently underway. More details into the matter are awaited.

On August 17, a bomb threat was received at Ambience Mall in Gurugram, but no suspicious thing was found during the search, Gurugram Police said.

"The administration of Ambience Mall received an email which says that a bomb has been planted in the mall. When we received the information, all the teams including the bomb detection and disposal squad, dog squad, and SWAT team came to the spot," ACP Vikas Kaushik told reporters, as quoted by ANI.

"We started sanitising the mall. Till now, we haven't found anything suspicious thing in the mall. Our cyber teams are tracking the sender of the email. We got the information at 10 in the morning," he further stated.