Anna University gets 12th hoax bomb threat

CHENNAI: Anna University in Guindy received a bomb threat for the 12th time in thr recent past, which turned out to be a hoax yet again.

Police said that the registrar’s office received a bomb threat via mail after, which a Bomb Disposal and Detection Squad conducted checks and declared it a hoax.

The Kotturpuram police have registered a case and have also sought the help of the cybercrime wing. 

Police said that the sender seemed to have used a virtual private network (VPN) to send the threats and cybercrime teams are investigating if the IP address was masked.

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Chennai Police Commissioner Arun has urged the public not to take such hoaxes seriously, stating that the threats are linked to gangs operating from foreign countries and efforts to arrest those responsible are being intensified, according to a Daily Thanthi report.

Similar threats continued to be reported at various locations across the country, including railway stations, educational institutions and airports.

(With online desk inputs)