Pune Municipal Corporation headquarters and the mayor’s office were evacuated on Thursday after an email threatened a bomb blast at the civic complex, prompting searches by the police, bomb detection and disposal teams, sniffer dog squads and the fire brigade. No bomb or suspicious object was found during the checks reported so far.
The threat was received on the Pune civic body’s official email account at 3.11 pm, according to the report. It claimed that the municipal headquarters and mayor’s office would be targeted in an explosion at the stated time. The administration immediately alerted the police and security agencies and moved officers, employees and visitors out of the new municipal building as a precaution.
Police personnel, bomb detection and disposal specialists, sniffer dog teams and fire brigade staff reached the headquarters after being informed. The teams searched offices inside the building and the surrounding premises for explosives or other suspicious items. The report said that no bomb or suspicious object was detected during the inspection.
Additional Municipal Commissioner Prajit Nair said the civic administration had tightened security measures following the threat. A restriction on boxes entering the municipal premises has been imposed as a precaution, and people entering and leaving the building will be subject to thorough checks, according to the report.
The email reportedly included threats beyond Pune. It referred to Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu residence, Jalsa, in Mumbai, as well as an upcoming programme involving singer Diljit Dosanjh. The reported references indicate that the message was not limited to the Pune municipal complex, although the police investigation is still determining the origin and purpose of the email.
The incident comes after similar threat emails were reportedly sent to 19 courts in Maharashtra in the previous week. The latest message has therefore prompted heightened alertness among security agencies responsible for the civic headquarters and its surrounding area. The municipal building is a working administrative centre used by officials, employees and residents seeking civic services, making evacuation and access restrictions an immediate operational issue for the Pune administration.
A complaint has been registered at the Shivajinagar police station. Police are investigating who sent the email, where it originated and what motive may have been behind it. The report said security checks continued even after the time mentioned in the threat had passed.
