Chennai witnessed a significant security response on Friday after a bomb threat was emailed to the Estate Police Station, claiming a device was planted at the residence of Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan in Mylapore. Elite police units, including bomb detection squads and K9 teams, were immediately mobilized. Police quickly confirmed that Vice President Radhakrishnan had not occupied the Mylapore property for more than a year, having moved to a different residence in Poes Garden. Security personnel were then directed to his current dwelling. Upon reaching the Poes Garden apartment, officers found it locked, which prevented an immediate internal inspection for any potential explosives. Following a preliminary sweep of the exterior and immediate vicinity, law enforcement officials indicated that the threat was likely a fabrication. Efforts are now underway to trace the origin of the anonymous email. This incident is part of an alarming wave of hoax bomb threats that have affected schools and hospitals in Chennai, Delhi, and Bengaluru. Since July, numerous educational institutions in the capital and Silicon Valley of India have been forced to evacuate students due to similar false alarms. Cybercrime units are actively investigating these threats, which are often routed through overseas servers, and several individuals, including juveniles, are reportedly under scrutiny.
