Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has received a bomb threat via email, prompting an immediate investigation by the police. The message, written in Russian, was directed at RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s email address, warning of an explosive attack on the bank’s head office in Mumbai.
A police officer confirmed that the MRA Marg police had registered an offense based on a complaint from the RBI’s security office. The email, allegedly sent by an unknown individual, contained a threat to blow up the RBI using explosives. The police have filed the case under sections related to public mischief and criminal intimidation of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Authorities are working to trace the origin of the email, although early investigations suggest it may be a hoax. Authorities have put necessary security precautions in place despite this.
Governor Malhotra, who recently took over from Shaktikanta Das, inherits an institution that has faced similar threats in the past. In December 2023, individuals sent multiple hoax emails to the RBI, claiming to have planted bombs in various locations within the bank. In November 2024, someone called and pretended to be the CEO of the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba, threatening to shut down the bank. Authorities determined that both threats were false, but they prompted them to implement heightened security measures and conduct extensive searches for suspicious objects at the RBI headquarters.
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