A bomb threat email targeting the mayor’s office at the Pune Municipal Corporation prompted police and bomb-disposal teams to search the civic headquarters and metro stations on Monday evening, with no suspicious object found at the municipal building during the initial inspection, according to a report by Pudhari.
The Pune Municipal Corporation received the email at about 4 pm. The civic administration informed the police at around 8 pm after verifying the message, following which security teams began checking the municipal building and other high-footfall public locations.
Police and the bomb detection and disposal squad conducted a detailed search of the municipal headquarters. The inspection of the civic building was completed, and preliminary information indicated that no suspicious object had been found there. The report did not identify any explosive device or confirm that the threat was genuine.
Searches were also carried out at Pune metro stations. The checks continued late into the night at stations used by large numbers of commuters, while police maintained heightened vigilance and took precautionary measures at these public facilities.
The email’s origin and sender were being examined through a technical investigation. Police were also checking whether the new message had any connection with an earlier threat received by the municipal corporation.
The civic body had previously received a similar threat message. According to the report, the sender of that earlier message had referred to an association with the name Khalistan National Army. The connection, if any, between that earlier message and the latest email had not been established.
The incident placed two important public institutions—the municipal headquarters and the metro network—within the scope of a security response. The municipal building houses civic administration, while metro stations are high-footfall transport facilities where any security alert can affect commuters, staff and daily operations.
The latest threat also brought renewed attention to the security arrangements required at civic offices and public transport facilities. However, the available report did not state that metro services had been suspended or that any evacuation had been ordered. It also did not provide details about the wording of the email, the number of stations searched or the police action planned against the sender.
Police were continuing the technical investigation into where the email originated, who sent it and whether it was connected to the earlier message. The immediate searches of the municipal building and metro stations formed the main response reported by authorities.
