Bengaluru: Bomb threat to Italian Consulate declared hoax
Bengaluru: A bomb threat email sent to the Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru was found to be a hoax after security agencies conducted a detailed inspection, police officials said on Thursday.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, the Halasuru police registered an FIR on January 30 based on a complaint filed by Consul General Giandomenico Milano (45). The complaint was physically submitted to the police by Security Officer, Cosimo Ciciriello.
Police said the consulate received the threat email on January 29 at around 5.25 am. The message was sent to the official email addresses of the consulate, including bangalore.visa@esteri.it, bangalore.consolare@esteri.it and bangalore.consgen@esteri.it, from an email ID believed to be gaina_ramesh@outlook.com.
"5 RDX to blast in Italy Consulate, Bengaluru at 1 PM. Evacuate Diplomats by 10 AM!" the email said as per the FIR.
An inspection was conducted as per the Standard Operating Procedure and the threat was declared a hoax. Police have registered a case under Section 66F (cyber terrorism) of the Information Technology Act. Further investigation is underway.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
