10 Gujarat hotels receive bomb threats, turn out to be a hoax: police

Further investigation is underway, say officers (representative)

Rajkot:

At least 10 hotels in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat received bomb threat emails on Saturday, which police said turned out to be hoaxes.

The hotels received emails around 12.45 pm asking the police to conduct a thorough search of these properties along with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (BDS), said Police Inspector SM Jadeja of the Special Operations Group (SOG).

He said the sender of the threat email, who identified himself as Kan Den, claimed he had planted bombs in 10 hotels and that they would go off within a few hours.

“However, nothing suspicious was found after a search that lasted almost five hours,” Jadeja said.

The search ended around 6 p.m., he said, adding that an investigation was underway to trace the sender.

“I have planted bombs at every location of your hotel. The bombs will go off in a few hours. Many innocent lives will be lost today. Hurry and evacuate the hotel,” the email said.

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