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Tirupati Police Declare Hotel Bomb Threat Emails a Hoax After Searches

Investigators are tracing the sender behind repeated threats to the same two hotels.

Overview

  • Raj Park and Pai Viceroy near Kapila Theertham reported an emailed bomb threat at 10:47 a.m. on December 1.
  • Bomb Squad DSP M. Ramakrishna deployed two teams led by ASIs Ramesh and E. Peeraiah, each with three members and a sniffer dog.
  • Teams searched rooms, common areas, vehicles, kitchens, and storage areas and questioned guests, finding no suspicious objects.
  • The email claimed RDX IEDs and invoked 'LTTE TOSIS' and 'Karachi ISI Cells,' assertions conveyed as part of the hoax.
  • Police say the same hotels have received five to six similar hoax emails over 18 months, with senders claiming links to Chennai, Coimbatore, and Maharashtra.