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RTO office in Mangaluru gets bomb threat email, declared hoax laterThe email had claimed that bombs were placed at five places in the RTO office.
Naina J A
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<div class="paragraphs"><p>A case has been registered at Mangaluru South Police Station. (Image for representation)</p></div>

A case has been registered at Mangaluru South Police Station. (Image for representation)

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Mangaluru: In a complaint to Mangaluru South Police, Murugendra B Shirolkar, in charge Deputy Transport Commissioner and senior RTO said that the email was received at 1:19 am and was read at 12:05 pm.

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The email threat said “The Pakistan ISI Cells in Tamil Nadu division has teamed up with Ex-LTTE cadres to carry out this remote blast operation at RTO Office..” The email had claimed that bombs were placed at five places in the RTO office.

Following the complaint, a team of Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad carried out checks in the RTO office and found it was all clear. A case has been registered at Mangaluru South Police Station, said Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH.

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(Published 15 December 2025, 18:44 IST)