Two institutions in Bengaluru receive bomb threat, turns out to be hoax
Bengaluru, Apr 22 (PTI): Two institutions, including a private engineering college in the city, received bomb threat emails which turned out to be hoaxes, police said on Tuesday.
Students and staff at RV College of Engineering and the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath were safely evacuated as precautionary checks were conducted throughout the premises this morning, they said.
After extensive searches, preliminary investigations confirmed that the emails were hoax threats and no explosive devices were found, a senior police officer said.
In a complaint to Kengeri police station, RV College of Engineering stated, "We have received two emails from Rajput Sindaar (sindaarrajput@gmail.com) on April 21 at 9.13 pm and 9.31 pm stating "Bomb blast in your college" and "Save ur students and principal life from bomb blast".
"We got a call around 11 am. The threat emails were discovered by staff while going through routine communication on email. The threats were the RV College of Engineering and the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. As soon as we received calls, we dispatched bomb disposal squads and sniffer dog units to the campuses," he said.
"Nothing suspicious was found. It turned out to be hoax threats and we have registered two separate cases in this regard. The matter is being investigated," he added.
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Jharkhand: 2 killed, 5 injured after being run over by truck
Garhwa/Hazaribag (PTI): Two persons were killed and five others injured after being allegedly run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were standing near a roadside puncture repair shop in Charhi when the accident happened, they said.
The injured persons were admitted to the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, they added.
"The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," said a police officer.
In another accident in Garhwa, two men in their mid-20s died after being hit by a speeding tractor, police said.
The accident happened in the Mahuliya panchayat in the Garhwa police station area in the early hours, they said.
"Rahul Chaudhary (26) and Nandlal Ram (26) were standing near their motorcycle on the roadside. A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit them. Rahul died on the spot, while Nandlal succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the Sadar Hospital," said a police officer.
"Immediately after the mishap, the tractor driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. The tractor has been seized, and raids are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," he said.
