Several hospitals in Jaipur, including CK Birla Hospital and Monilek Hospital, received bomb threats via email at 7 am on Sunday. Upon receiving the alerts, police and bomb disposal teams swiftly arrived at the locations.
Police teams and bomb disposal squads rushed to the hospitals. The emails claimed that the sender had placed bombs under hospital beds and in bathrooms and alleged that ‘terrorists ching and cultist’ were behind the ‘massacre,’ according to PTI.
VIDEO | Many hospitals in Jaipur, Rajasthan received bomb threats. The hospitals got e-mails at 7 am in the morning. The hospitals which received bomb threats include CK Birla Hospital and Monilek Hospital. The police team and bomb disposal squad reached the hospitals immediately… pic.twitter.com/AjMGvj3mQC
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 18, 2024
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Hoax bomb threats disrupt malls before Jaipur threat
This incident follows bomb threats received at major malls in Navi Mumbai and Gurugram the previous day, which were later confirmed to be hoaxes.
On Saturday, authorities evacuated a prominent mall in Navi Mumbai’s Vashi area after receiving a bomb threat, which later proved to be a hoax. The search revealed no suspicious objects.
InOrbit Mall received an email at approximately 11:59 AM stating, ‘Hello there, I planted bombs in the building every person inside the building will be killed’ according to a Vashi police station official.
Authorities promptly evacuated the mall and conducted a thorough search with the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, ATS officials, Fire Brigade personnel, and police, supported by a dog squad. The search revealed no bombs or suspicious items.
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