An email threatening bomb blasts at Bank of India branches and other public locations has put police and security agencies on high alert in Ahmedabad, with Narendra Modi Stadium and metro stations named among the alleged targets, according to a report by Sandesh published on November 9.
The reported threat was sent in the name of organisations identified in the email as the Khalistan Army and Babbar Khalsa. The message allegedly warned that Bank of India branches and other important locations in the city could be targeted. Police and security agencies are examining the email and conducting a cyber investigation to determine who sent it and from where.
The most specific warning reportedly relates to an Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh’s programme scheduled at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera on November 21. The email allegedly threatened an improvised explosive device blast during the event. Motera Metro station and other metro stations were also reportedly mentioned as potential targets.
Following the receipt of the email, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner’s Office, the Crime Branch, the bomb disposal squad and other security agencies were reported to have begun coordinated checks. Security personnel were deployed at Bank of India branches, the stadium and metro station premises, with inspections and heightened surveillance underway.
The report does not establish whether the threat is genuine or whether any explosive device has been found. That determination is part of the investigation being conducted by the authorities. The reported use of the names of militant organisations is also not, by itself, evidence of who sent the message or whether those organisations were involved.
The locations identified in the email represent different layers of Ahmedabad’s urban system. Bank branches are everyday public-facing facilities, while the stadium and metro stations are high-footfall venues and transport nodes. Any security response at these sites could affect access arrangements, crowd management and movement around Motera in the days before the scheduled programme.
For the stadium event, security checks may involve the venue perimeter, access points and surrounding transport facilities, although the report does not provide details of any revised event protocol. Similarly, it does not specify whether metro operations have been altered or whether any Bank of India branch has been closed. The immediate response described by the source is increased checking and police deployment.
The cyber investigation is expected to focus on tracing the origin and transmission of the email, while bomb-disposal and local security teams continue physical assessments at the named locations. Further action will depend on the findings of these checks and the authorities’ assessment of the threat.
