An email threatening to blow up the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office with RDX triggered alarm when it was received by officials at the Director General of Police (DGP) office, prompting an immediate security response and a sweep by bomb-detection teams, police sources said. Authorities evacuated parts of the premises as a precaution while the Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad (BDDS) and counter-terror teams carried out a search. No explosives were found during the initial sweep and the threat is under investigation.
Immediate response and safety measures
On receiving the email, the DGP office alerted local police and summoned specialist units. Staff in nearby offices were asked to move to safety and access to certain blocks was restricted until bomb disposal teams completed a thorough check. Officials said CCTV footage and digital forensics teams were being examined to trace the origin of the mail. Similar precautionary protocols have been followed in past incidents involving emailed explosive threats. The Times of India+1
Pattern of hoax threat mails across the country
Security agencies have seen a spate of emailed threats in recent months — many naming RDX or other explosives — that have forced repeated evacuations and bomb-squad deployments at courts, commercial buildings and government offices. Investigations into earlier cases show attackers often use spoofed or anonymized e-mail accounts and VPNs, making attribution and tracing difficult. Police are treating the latest mail seriously while also checking whether it fits a pattern of hoax threats.
Investigation under way
A senior official said forensic teams are working to recover headers and metadata from the mail to identify the sender and any routing servers used. If the message is confirmed to be a hoax, police will register an FIR and pursue cyber-forensic and criminal probes; if there is any credible intelligence suggesting real explosives, counter-terror agencies will lead the investigation. Authorities have appealed to the public for calm and warned that sending false threat messages is a criminal offence that endangers lives and wastes emergency resources.
What comes next
The BDDS clearance will determine when normal operations resume at the affected offices. Police have said they will issue a more detailed update after forensic analysis is complete and a clear line of inquiry has emerged. Meanwhile, officials reiterated that the public should treat all threat communications seriously and report suspicious mails or activity to law-enforcement hotlines.
