Rajasthan Collector gets hoax bomb threat email for Kerala

The Kerala police launched a probe following a hoax bomb threat email claiming that blasts would take place at official complexes, collectorates and courts across the state. However, the threat email for Kerala, reportedly written in Hindi, was sent to the official id of a District Collector in Rajasthan.

The Rajasthan Police subsequently alerted Kerala Police, leading to carry out security checks at various locations.

The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered a case on Friday and began an investigation into the incident.

The threat was later confirmed to be a hoax.

Police officials pointed out that the email was suspected to have been generated using a dark web platform.

The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act and the Kerala Police Act, police added.