MK Stalin, actors Ajith, Aravind Swamy, Khushbu receive bomb threats
What's the story
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and actors Ajith Kumar, Arvind Swamy, and Khushbu have received bomb threat emails. The threats were sent to the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) on Sunday night, leading to security checks at their residences. This incident follows a similar threat made against Kumar's residence in Chennai last week.
Hoax pattern
Previous bomb threats in Tamil Nadu
The threat at Kumar's residence comes after a similar incident involving actor Arun Vijay. An unidentified person had emailed the DGP office, claiming a bomb was planted at Vijay's home in Ekkattuthangal. Police and bomb disposal experts searched the property but found no explosives. This is part of a larger trend of hoax bomb threats in Tamil Nadu, with 343 such emails received by Greater Chennai police in seven months.
Ministerial scare
Hoax bomb threats target DMK ministers
Last Wednesday, bomb threat emails were also sent to the residences of three DMK ministers: Sekar Babu in Chennai, Anbil Mahesh and KN Nehru in Trichy district. Police teams found these threats to be hoaxes after conducting searches with bomb disposal and detection squads. The trend has also targeted political leaders, schools, celebrities, and consular offices across Tamil Nadu in recent months.
Ongoing investigation
Tamil Nadu police investigate hoax bomb threats
Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun said, "No threat is taken lightly." He added that either a community service register or a first information report has been filed in each case. The Anti-Terror Squad unit is investigating these incidents. Initial investigations show similar language patterns in all emails, with suspected local senders using VPNs and dark web browsers to conceal their IP addresses.