Overview
- Police confirmed hoax emails at the Mangaluru RTO and Gadag Deputy Commissioner’s office after Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad and dog squads found no suspicious items.
- Staff were evacuated and premises secured in both locations as standard safety protocols were carried out before operations resumed.
- Authorities registered a case in Mangaluru’s South police station and launched efforts to trace the origin of the emails.
- Deccan Chronicle reported that the Gadag email claimed devices at five spots and that unnamed sources allege both mails may share a source and contained incoherent references to groups and Tamil Nadu politicians.
- India Today reported similar alerts in Hassan on Monday and at Tumakuru’s Deputy Commissioner’s office on Tuesday, with officials suspecting coordinated hoax attempts and investigations ongoing.