TIRUPPUR: After a bomb threat was sent to the Tiruppur district collector’s office with the subject ‘This is for Ajmal Kasab’, an investigation revealed that the threat email was sent from a Russian server.
The cybercrime police have filed a case under sections 351(4) and 353(1) (b) of BNS.
Around 4.54 am on August 28, the bomb threat was sent to the official email of the district collector's office and the official email of the district revenue officer's office. A similar threat was also made to the corporation office. "2 RDX IED blast in Tiruppur collector and corporation office. In particular, washrooms and desks. Evacuate staff by 1.25 pm," the email stated.
The city police then conducted a search of the collector's office and corporation office. The special team, Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) and sniffer dogs conducted searches, but did not find any explosives.
The email also contained some unusual phrases such as 'This is for Ajmal Kasab', sources said.
Kasab was a Pakistani terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, and he was hanged on 21 November, 2021.
In light of this, the city police are conducting an intensive investigation into the matter and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (Coimbatore unit) is also looking into the matter.
"An investigation has revealed that the email was sent from a Russian server. Police have approached a private intelligence agency to find the culprits," a senior Tiruppur city police officer said.
Commissioner of Police S Rajendran said, "The email’s content is in Tamil. We suspect someone from Tamil Nadu may have sent it from a Russian server. Otherwise it was a hoax. It will take a few days to nab the culprits."
"It is possible that the senders used Kasab’s name to draw attention. Otherwise, there is unlikely to be anything important behind it," said an officer from the special intelligence unit.