Three Bengaluru engineering collages get bomb threat

NEW DELHI: Three colleges in Bengaluru, including BIT, BMSCE and MSRIT received a bomb threat on Friday after which bomb squads rushed to the site.

"A bomb threat received by BIT, BMSCE, MSRIT. Bomb disposal squad and related squads on the job to verify the same. Case registered in Hanumanthnagar PS to trace the source," DCP South told news agency ANI.

Last week on Saturday, the city's Taj West End Hotel received a bomb threat via email from unknown miscreants.

The hotel, known for hosting prominent politicians and cricketers, received the threat earlier today. Local police and the bomb squad have rushed to the scene and are currently investigating the matter.

In August, chaos prevailed at a mall on Whitefield main road after it received an email, stating that an explosive had been planted on the premises and that people would die.

Earlier today, several schools in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, received bomb threats through email for the second day in a row.

Trichy City police issued a warning against the bomb threat and a bomb squad was sent to the spot. As per Trichy police, a day before on Thursday too, a similar bomb threat was sent to nine educational institutions received via email.

The mail claimed that bombs had been planted on their premises, however after multiple teams began investigation and preliminary inquiries were completed, the threat turned out to be a hoax.

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