{"id":2040,"date":"2024-01-06T09:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2024-01-06T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T09:53:50","slug":"the-bengaluru-museum-is-closed-for-three-hours-due-to-a-false-bomb-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/06\/the-bengaluru-museum-is-closed-for-three-hours-due-to-a-false-bomb-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bengaluru Museum is closed for three hours due to a false bomb threat."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By &#8211; Shubhendra Singh Rajawat <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police initiate an investigation after bomb threat emails were sent to numerous sites in Bengaluru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday evening, the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bengaluru received a bomb threat via email, and the management immediately closed the museum after contacting the police. The threat email was also received to the city&#8217;s National Gallery of Modern Art and Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, in addition to the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bengaluru police arrived at the places with the bomb squad on Friday evening and discovered nothing unusual. The e-mails are said to be hoaxes and threats, and the police are investigating them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to sources, the bogus threat was sent from the ID &#8216;Morgue999lol&#8217; from the terror organization &#8216;Terrorizers 111&#8217;. Separate FIRs have been registered at the police stations of Cubbon Park, High Grounds, and Vidhana Soudha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"823\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2156093-bangalore-visvesvaraya-museum-receives-bomb-threat.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2156093-bangalore-visvesvaraya-museum-receives-bomb-threat.webp 823w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2156093-bangalore-visvesvaraya-museum-receives-bomb-threat-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/viralplanetnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2156093-bangalore-visvesvaraya-museum-receives-bomb-threat-768x461.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50 schools in Bengaluru received separate bomb threats via email in December. All students in schools were evacuated, causing consternation among students, teachers, and parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed the police to thoroughly probe the e-mail and its source. As a precaution, he also requested that schools and temples be secured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G Parameshwara, Karnataka&#8217;s home minister, said the message came from the email address kharijites@beeble.com. According to the email, 15 schools had bombs on their grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We will investigate who is behind it and whether any terrorist organizations are involved, and we will take appropriate action.&#8221; For the time being, it is unknown who is behind it. &#8220;The email message asks people to convert and other things, and it will be verified,&#8221; he later told reporters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By &#8211; Shubhendra Singh Rajawat Police initiate an investigation after bomb threat emails were sent to numerous sites in Bengaluru. On Friday evening, the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bengaluru received a bomb threat via email, and the management immediately closed the museum after contacting the police. 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