Bengaluru: Bomb threat emails warning of 13 IEDs at DRDO unit turn out to be hoax
Bengaluru: A bomb threat email sent to a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) facility in the city on Monday was found to be a hoax after police carried out a thorough search.
The threat targeted the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), claiming that 13 cyanide gas-based improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had been planted on the premises, with a warning of explosions at 1:10 pm.
According to police, the email, reportedly written in Tamil, also contained a threat to kidnap party leaders of Tamil Nadu.
DRDO officials received the email around 12 pm and alerted authorities.
"Baiyyappanahalli police along with bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot and conducted a search. The threat turned out to be a hoax," a police officer said.
Police have registered a case based on a complaint, and further investigation is underway.
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Four killed in car-lorry collision in Karnataka's Tumakuru district
Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people travelling in a car were killed in a head-on collision with a lorry in this district on Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Chigani Palya in Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district between a car travelling from Tumakuru towards Mandya and a lorry coming from Kunigal towards Tumakuru, they said.
Due to the impact of the collision, Kumar Narasimhaswamy (65), his wife Gayathri (60), and his sister Gayathri (55), residents of Suvarnasandra in Mandya district, died on the spot, police said.
Another person, believed to be the car driver, also lost his life. His identity is yet to be confirmed, they added.
The lorry driver, however, escaped unhurt and was subsequently taken into police custody.
According to the police, Kumar along with his wife and sister had visited Devarayanadurga, a temple town and hill station, on the occasion of their wedding anniversary. They were returning home when the tragedy occurred.
Kunigal Police Station Inspector Madhya Nayak and his staff visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies have been shifted to the Kunigal Government Hospital, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered at Kunigal Police Station and further investigation is underway, he added.
