Pune: Hoax bomb threat disrupts routine at Bharati Vidyapeeth’s medical college

Bharati Vidyapeeth's medical college in Katraj received two bomb threat emails, prompting a search by police and the bomb squad. The threats, which also targeted D.Y. Patil University, were deemed a hoax after no suspicious items were found. Investigations are underway to trace the sender, who used an IP address located in the Netherlands.

Asseem Shaikh is a special correspondent at The Times of India, Pune. He holds a PG degree in Journalism and Communication and Human Rights, and has been a journalist for about 20 years now. He covers the crime and legal beats with special focus on ‘syndicated’ crime, cyber crime, terrorism, custodial deaths, fake encounters and human rights violations.

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