The Bengaluru police confirmed on Saturday that an email warning of explosives planted at the Taj West End luxury hotel in Central Bengaluru was a false alarm. The hotel received the email early on Saturday morning, prompting immediate action from law enforcement. “We received the bomb threat e-mail to Taj West End Hotel in High Grounds PS this morning.
Our BDDS and ASC team checked the premises and found it a hoax threat email. We will take a complaint and investigate,” Shekhar H Tekkannavar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Central Bengaluru, said, as reported by the Deccan Herald . ALSO READ | Bomb threat at Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru triggers urgent police response Authorities have initiated a formal complaint and are launching an investigation to track down the individuals responsible for the hoax threat email.
The bomb threat led to a rapid response from police and the local bomb squad, who arrived at the hotel to carry out a thorough examination of the area. ALSO READ | Bengaluru's Army Public School receives hoax bomb threat via email, probe on: Report This incident follows a recent scare involving a bomb threat at the Army Public School in Ashok Nagar, which occurred around ten days ago. The school had received a concerning email claiming an explosive device would be placed on its grounds.
The management promptly informed the Ashok Nagar police, who conducted a comprehensive search and ultimately determined the threat was not credible. ALSO READ | Hoa.
