Bomb Threat Emails Target Rajinikanth & Dhanush Homes in Chennai
28 Oct 2025 6:36 PM IST28 Oct 2025 6:36 PM IST
Tamil Nadu DGP receives hoax mails claiming explosives at actors' residences; both stars decline police bomb squad checks as cyber probe intensifies
Threatening emails alleging bombs at Rajinikanth and Dhanush's Chennai houses sent to state police on Oct 27; actors refuse inspections amid ongoing cyber crime trace.
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu police on Tuesday said emails claiming that bombs have been planted at the residences of actors Rajinikanth and Dhanush here were received by the state Director General of Police.According to Teynampet police, under whose jurisdiction the actors' homes fall, the first bomb-threat mail to Rajnikanth's house was received at about 8.30 am on October 27.
"When we reached out, we were told that they do not require the assistance of a bomb squad," said an official. A second threat mail was received at 6.30 pm on the same day and Rajnikanth's team again declined a security inspection. Actor Dhanush also received a bomb-threat mail on the same day. "He, too, refused our assistance," added the police official.
Several prominent individuals have received similar threat emails in recent weeks. "The Cyber Crime police are tracing those emails, but are yet to make an underway," said the official.
( Source : PTI )
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