Officials said the incident has Pakistan links and the Russian service was used to create a sense of panic and fear in the city. The threatening mail was sent from a Russian domain (.ru). More information is awaited.
There is widespread panic among the public due to the threatening email received a day before the Lok Sabha elections on 7th May.
The Crime Branch, Cyber Crime Unit, Special Operations Group and Ahmedabad Police launched an investigation immediately after the threats. Despite the worrying nature of the threats, no suspicious or explosive material was discovered following a thorough inspection by bomb disposal squads and canine units.
Director General of Police Vikas Sahay had said that the threats were a hoax and encouraged voters to vote without any fear.
The incident follows a trend of fake threats received by over 130 schools in the Delhi-NCR region.
Officials said the threat emails prompting them to step up security measures in Delhi-NCR on May 1 came from Russian domains. The email address used, [email protected], indicates its Russian origin. However, the official said that the criminals may have used a secret IP address.
There is widespread panic among the public due to the threatening email received a day before the Lok Sabha elections on 7th May.
The Crime Branch, Cyber Crime Unit, Special Operations Group and Ahmedabad Police launched an investigation immediately after the threats. Despite the worrying nature of the threats, no suspicious or explosive material was discovered following a thorough inspection by bomb disposal squads and canine units.
Director General of Police Vikas Sahay had said that the threats were a hoax and encouraged voters to vote without any fear.
The incident follows a trend of fake threats received by over 130 schools in the Delhi-NCR region.
Officials said the threat emails prompting them to step up security measures in Delhi-NCR on May 1 came from Russian domains. The email address used, [email protected], indicates its Russian origin. However, the official said that the criminals may have used a secret IP address.
