75 locations in India receive bomb threats, all hoax
Delhi malls received bomb scare mails on August 20 while malls in Assam received threat mail on August 19
New Delhi, August 20
75 locations in India including a prominent mall in Guwahati of Assam received bomb threat.
The police and bomb squad rushed to the spot and evacuated the place.
The police states that an email was received by the mall authorities about the presence of a bomb on the premises.
The mail was sent to 75 locations across India. We learnt that there were a total of 75 recipients in the address bar. It threatened to blow up the mall with a bomb.
The incident took place four days after the banned ULFA(I) announced planting 24 bombs in different parts of the state, including multiple locations in Guwahati.'including four in Guwahati, in the last two days.
The threat mail received on Monday was sent by an unknown organisation named 'KNR', the officer said.
The authorities of City Centre Mall had earlier put up an unsigned notice on the gates that read, "For technical issues, mall will be shut down for 2 hours."
The mall houses a number of shops, eateries, gaming zones and a multiplex.
