Mumbai: St Xavier’s College in Mahim gets bomb threat; police say hoax

St Xaviers College in Mumbai received a bomb threat on Tuesday officials said adding that the probe revealed it to be a hoaxAccording to the Mumbai Police no suspicious objects were found during the search and the threat is being treated as a hoax Authorities have initiated appropriate action and begun an investigation with further details awaited reported ANIThe incident follows a series of similar threats reported across the city earlier this week On Wednesday threat emails were sent to multiple locations including the Bombay Stock Exchange BSE Vidhan Bhawan and the Bombay High CourtBomb search operationPolice teams including the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad BDDS were deployed at the sitesAuthorities said adequate security measures have been put in place and necessary legal action is being taken at the respective police stations reported the news agencyEarlier on March 8 a hospital in Mumbai also received a bomb threat email warning of an ldquoLED blastrdquo triggering panic among patients and staffThe BDDS later conducted a thorough inspection of the premisesMumbai bomb threat Search operation launched at Vidhan Bhavan after threat emailIn a similar incident last week the Mumbai Police launched a search operation at the Vidhan Bhavan premises after the state legislature received a bomb threat through its official websiteAccording to official sources the threat message was received before the start of the dayrsquos proceedings during the ongoing state Budget sessionFollowing the alert security agencies tightened access to the complex and temporarily restricted entry to facilitate a thorough search operation Police teams along with BDDS personnel scanned the entire as a precautionary measureFour locations mentioned in threat emailState Legislative Council Chairman Ram Shinde said the threatening email was received at 657 am The message claimed that four locations were targets mdash Mumbai Metro a court Vidhan Bhavan and the Bombay Stock Exchange BSEThe Vidhan Bhavan complex witnesses heavy footfall during legislative sessions with MLAs MLCs ministers and staff attending proceedings dailySearch operationsOfficials said the operation was launched to ensure safety at the legislature complex considered a highly sensitive location during the session Further details were awaited as authorities continued to examine the premisesWith ANI inputs