Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 27 : A bomb threat was reported at the residence of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay in Neelankarai on Chennai's East Coast Road early Sunday morning, police said.
According to a statement from Neelankarai Police, "The call was made at around 5:20 a.m. to the Chennai Police Control Room, claiming that a bomb had been planted at the actor-politician's house. Upon receiving the threat, three bomb squad experts and a sniffer dog were immediately dispatched to Vijay's residence."
"After nearly an hour of inspection, the bomb squad confirmed that no explosives were found at the site. The officials declared it a hoax and left the premises after completing their inspection," said police.
Neelankarai Police have registered a case, and an investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, a similar hoax threat was reported at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), which received a bomb threat on Friday evening, triggering a high-level security response. However, police said nothing suspicious was found after a thorough search of the premises.
Senior Inspector Sambhaji Katare of the Government Railway Police (GRP) at CSMT told ANI, "As per the SOP, concerned teams were called, and a search operation was carried out. With the help of the bomb disposal squad and dog squad, we searched the entire station. Nothing suspicious was found. We've registered a case at Mumbai's Colaba Police Station, and the call regarding the bomb threat had come from Assam. Further investigation into the case is underway."
The threat was received via a phone call to the office of the Director General of Police (DGP), Maharashtra. The caller claimed that a bomb would be planted at CSMT station, prompting immediate action from the Railway Police and Mumbai Police.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is in progress.