RBI HQ in Mumbai receives bomb threat for second time in a month triggering security alert

Mumbai police is investigating a bomb threat received by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Dec 13, the second in less than a month. The threat was delivered via email in Russian to the bank's official website, police said.

A case has been filed against an unknown individual at the Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station. The Zone 1 DCP of the Mumbai police in a statement said, "A threatening email was received on the official website of Reserve Bank of India. The email was in Russian language, warned to blow up the bank. A case has been registered against an unknown accused in the Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station. Investigation into the matter is underway."

This comes after six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email, triggering a multi-agency search of their premises. The latest threats come on the back of at least 44 schools receiving similar emails on Dec 9. Police had declared those threats as hoaxes.

Reacting to the development, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal pointed out that it was the second such instance within a week and asked how these bomb threats would affect the children.

A Delhi fire services official was quoted as saying, "We received calls regarding the threat emails from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar (4:21 am), Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri (6:23 am) and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash (6:35 am)."

"Calls were also received from the South Delhi Public School in Defence Colony (7:57 am), Delhi Police Public School in Safdarjung (8:02 am) and Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini (8:30 am)," he added.