Bomb Threat at Vice President's Chennai Residence Likely a Hoax, Says Police

The Chennai police have been receiving scores of such email threats for the past month, and efforts were on to trace the sender.

By :  PTI
Update: 2025-10-17 05:22 GMT
Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan during a meeting with all-party leaders of the House, at the Parliament House Annexe extension, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

Chennai: A bomb threat was issued to the Poes Garden residence of Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, and it appears to be a hoax, police said on Friday.

Following the email threat sent to the office of the Assistant Commissioner of Police here, a police team consisting of experts from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and a sniffer dog was rushed to the Vice President's house and a thorough check was undertaken.
"The threat appears to be a hoax," a police official said.
The Chennai police have been receiving scores of such email threats for the past month, and efforts were on to trace the sender.
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