Bomb Threat at CM's house sparks security scare

Chennai police received an anonymous call early Sunday

morning claiming a bomb had been planted at the

Alwarpet residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K.

Stalin.

The call triggered a major security alert. A bomb disposal

squad and a sniffer dog unit were immediately

dispatched to the Chief Minister's official residence. A

thorough search of the entire premises was conducted.

Authorities searched every corner of the house and its

surrounding area. After more than an hour of searching,

police declared the bomb threat a hoax. No explosives or

suspicious items were found on the premises.

Immediately after receiving the threat, the police

dispatched a bomb disposal squad along with a sniffer

dog unit to the Chief Minister’s official residence. A

thorough search operation was conducted across the

premises, with officers combing every corner of the

house and its surroundings.

An unidentified caller rang the Chennai Police Control

Room claiming that a bomb had been planted at the

residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin in

Cenotaph Road in Alwarpet.

Police have now launched an investigation to trace the

person behind the hoax call. The call was reportedly

made from a mobile phone, and efforts are underway to

track the number and identify the caller.

Senior police officers confirmed that the incident is being

treated seriously and that appropriate legal action will be

taken against the individual responsible for creating

panic and attempting to disrupt public order.

Cyber and technical teams have been roped in to assist in

the investigation. This is not the first time that such fake

bomb threats have been reported in Tamil Nadu.

Over the past year, several prominent locations --

including government offices, shopping malls, schools,

and railway stations -- have received similar hoax threats,

often leading to evacuations and security sweeps.

In April 2023, multiple schools across Chennai received

email threats warning of planted bombs, which also

turned out to be false.

In another instance in early 2024, a threat call targeted

the Madras High Court premises, which led to a

temporary lockdown of the area.

Security experts have warned that repeated hoax calls

can lead to desensitization of emergency response

systems and drain valuable public resources.

Police have appealed to the public to refrain from such

mischief, stressing that strict legal consequences await

those found guilty.

Meanwhile, Stalin, who has been governing the state

from a hospital bed following a recent medical

procedure, was promptly informed of the development.