Bengaluru: Bomb threat email to MNC a hoax, say police

A threat by email was sent to Broadcom. (Representative image)

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Bengaluru: An email bomb threat sent to a multi-national company was a hoax, police officers said. The threat email was sent to Broadcom.

“The bomb threat email was received by the MNC at around 1 pm,” a senior police officer said. A team of police officers and investigators were deployed to the spot.

A cop said that they suspect the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).  

An FIR has been registered. In March, CM Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had received a hoax bomb threat over email. Hoax threats were also sent to hospitals, hotels and prominent schools in Bengaluru.