Bomb threat at Republic Day venue in Jammu proves hoax

STC NEWS DESK
JAMMU, JANUARY 26 (STC): Following a bomb threat received through an email, a thorough search was conducted at the main Republic Day venue here in Jammu, hours before the start of the function, officials said on Sunday.
However, the threat received
late Saturday, proved to be a hoax, confirmed the officials.
According to the officials reports, the threat e-mail was sent from a username “Dise Lish” to the official mail accounts of various departments including secretary higher education and director higher education on Saturday night.
Following the threat, deployment of multiple teams of bomb disposal squad was made at the stadium which was thoroughly searched in presence of senior police officers throughout the night, the officials said, adding nothing incriminating was found during the searches.
Meanwhile, a special team was also constituted to identify and arrest the culprits who have sent the e-mail, said officials.(STC)