Video: Several Schools In Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli Receive Bomb Threats; Probe Underway

Tiruchirappalli: Several schools have received a bomb threat in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu today, October 3. A probe regarding the matter is currently underway. As many as 8 schools have received the threat so far, reported ANI.

According to reports, St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli is among the schools which received a bomb threat. Bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs have reached the location.

Bomb threats in Rajasthan

This follows the bomb threats made to 8 railway stations of Rajasthan including Jaipur, Bikaner, Jodhpur through a letter. Aside from Rajasthan, the letter threatened to blow up various railway stations in Madhya Pradesh and the Mahakal Temple (Ujjain) on October 30th and November 2nd during Diwali. The threat-maker described himself as Mohammad Salim Ansari, Jaish-e-Mohammed's Jammu and Kashmir area commander.

North-Western Railway CPRO Captain Shashi Kiran said that Hanumangarh railway station Superintendent received a letter on the evening of October 1st which threatened to blow up the railway stations of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Sriganganagar, Bundi, Alwar and Udaipur. 

"The security agencies were alerted after the information came to light. Search was conducted at Hanumangarh station. No suspicious object found there. A case has been registered against an unknown person in Hanumangarh GRP police station," said CORO.