A search has been launched to trace a man from Tamil Nadu who allegedly sent a hoax email recently, threatening to blow up the residences of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, police confirmed on Tuesday. The emails were sent from a particular ID to the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) on October 11. Karnataka police officials were immediately alerted, and necessary precautionary measures were promptly put in place.
The purported email, sent from aarna.ashwinshekher@outlook.com, claimed that "four RDX devices and several IEDs" had been planted at the residences of both the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister and would be "detonated remotely."
Following protocol, precautionary measures were initiated, and the Bengaluru police carried out thorough combing operations at both residences with the bomb detection and disposal squad. After extensive checks, the emails were declared a hoax, said a senior police officer.
A case was registered by the police suo motu (on their own) against the sender at Halasuru Gate police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The officer confirmed: "The particular email ID has been tracked to a man from Tamil Nadu and efforts are on to nab the culprit. However, what we have observed is that in the past few months, we have repeatedly received such emails with similar threats and content, which later turn out to be hoax." A special investigation team has since been formed to trace those behind the recurring hoax emails, and further investigation is underway.
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