RBI receives second bomb threat in Russian language, warned of blowing up bank

RBI receives bomb threat. (Reuters pic) NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday received a bomb threat, second in less than a month, which is being investigated by Mumbai police. The threat was delivered via email in Russian to the bank's official website.

A case has been filed against an unknown individual at the Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station. The Zone 1 DCP of the Mumbai Police said, "A threatening email was received on the official website of Reserve Bank of India. The email was in Russian language, warned to blow up the bank.



A case has been registered against unknown accused in Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station. Investigation into the matter is underway." This comes after six schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email, triggering a multi-agency search of their premises.

The latest threats come on the back of at least 44 schools receiving similar emails on December 9. Police had declared those threats as hoaxes. Reacting to the development, former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal pointed out that it was the second such instance within a week and asked how these bomb threats would affect the children.

A Delhi fire services official said, "We received calls (regarding the threat emails) from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar (4:21 am), Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri (6:23 am) and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash (6:35 am)." "(Calls were also received) from the South Delhi Public School in Defence Colony (7:57 am), Delhi Police Public School in Safdarjung (8:02 am) and Venkateshwar Global School in Rohini (8:30 am)," he added. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India .

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