Mumbai`s Shivaji Park police station received a bomb threat, claiming a bomb had been allegedly planted at Dadar railway station, which turned out to be a hoax call, police said, reported news agency ANI.

Mumbai`s Shivaji Park police station received a bomb threat, claiming a bomb had been planted at Dadar railway station. Police, along with the Government Railway Police and bomb squad, searched the station and surrounding areas, “but found no suspicious objects”, Mumbai police said, reported ANI.

A case has been registered, and police are working to locate the caller. It initially appears to be a hoax call, Police added.

Meanwhile, Delhi`s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, several schools, and other institutions received bomb threat emails on Sunday, police said.

According to Delhi Police, “Bomb threat email has been sent to Delhi airport, schools and several other institutions. Investigation is being carried out,” reported ANI.

The email claimed that bombs had been placed around school and airport administrations and warned of a “blood pool” if authorities did not act within 24 hours. The sender identified themselves as the leader of a terrorist group called “terrorizers 111” and described themselves in threatening terms, reported ANI.

The mail said that bombs were placed around the administration of schools and airports, and there were 24 hours to react or face the blood pool, police said.

Earlier, the Bombay High Court on September 19 received a bomb threat email, the second in a week, which turned out to be a hoax after a thorough search, an official said, reported news agency PTI.

An email about a bomb blast in the Bombay High Court premises in south Mumbai was received on the official ID early in the morning, he said, reported PTI.

Teams from the bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) and dog squad carried out a complete search, but nothing suspicious was found, the official said.

The court began functioning according to its regular timing, he said.

The Bombay High Court had received a similar threat email on September 12, which led to the suspension of hearings for a few hours.

The police had registered a case against unidentified persons at the time.

The police had registered an FIR at Azad Maidan Police Station under section 353(1), 353(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which aims to address acts of public mischief by criminalising the publication of false information or alarming news through electronic means, or intends to create feelings of ill-will between different groups, or pushes soldiers of the Army, Navy, or Air Force to disregard their duty.

(With inputs from ANI and PTI)

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