BSE receives bomb threat on e-mail, police finds nothing suspicious

Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday received a bomb threat on e-mail, Mumbai Police said.

The Mumbai police were immediately informed about the matter. The bomb squad team and police reached the spot. Upon investigation, nothing suspicious was found.

The email, threatening to blow up BSE, was received from an email ID named Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan.


The email threatened that 4 RDX IED bombs have been placed in the tower building of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and would explode at 3 pm IST.

A case has been registered against an unknown person in Mata Ramabai Ambedkar Marg Police Station under sections 351(1)(b), 353(2), 351(3), 351(4) of BNS, and further investigation has been initiated.

This news follows a series of bomb threats in India. Two institutes in Delhi - St. Thomas School and St. Stephen's College also received bomb threats via email on Tuesday morning. The buildings were evacuated and Delhi Police Bomb Squad, Dog Squad, Delhi Fire Brigade team, and Special Staff team reached the spot. The police did not find anything suspicious on the spot.

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(With inputs from ANI)