Taj Hotel Bomb Threat Prompts Agra Security Sweep
Taj Hotel Bomb Threat Prompts Agra Security Sweep
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The threat email was received on the resort’s official email address at about 5 p.m. on Thursday, after which hotel employees alerted local authorities.
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The search reportedly lasted roughly two hours and covered rooms, hallways, kitchens, storage areas, parking facilities and the basement, in addition to the surrounding property.
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On the resort owner’s complaint, police registered a case against unidentified suspects at Tajganj police station under Section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, concerning criminal intimidation through anonymous communications.
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Agra had faced a similar bomb-threat email targeting its airport in June of the previous year; that incident led to heightened security and a case under Section 351(4) of the BNS and Section 66F of the Information Technology Act.
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The resort was reportedly evacuated after the threat, while investigators began tracking the email address and IP address in an effort to identify the sender.
A resort near the Taj Mahal in Agra received a bomb threat email on Thursday evening, prompting an immediate security sweep that lasted roughly two hours. Times of India reported that police, bomb-disposal teams, fire crews, and sniffer dogs searched the resort's rooms, hallways, kitchens, storage areas, parking facilities, and basement but found no explosives or suspicious objects. Authorities are treating the threat as likely a hoax while maintaining heightened security through the stated threat window of about a week.
The anonymous email arrived at the resort's official email address around 5 p.m., and hotel employees immediately alerted local police. Investigators registered a case against unidentified suspects at Tajganj police station under Section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which addresses criminal intimidation through anonymous communications. Times of India stated that police are tracking the email address and IP address to identify the sender and determine the motive behind the threat.
Comprehensive Search Turns Up Nothing
Security teams conducted a thorough two-hour search of the entire resort property after the threat arrived Thursday evening. Bomb-disposal experts, fire department personnel, and trained sniffer dogs checked every area methodically. The search covered rooms, hallways, kitchens, storage areas, parking facilities, the basement, and the surrounding grounds. Times of India confirmed that no explosive devices or suspicious objects were found anywhere during the operation.
Evacuation and Digital Investigation Begin
After receiving the threat email, the resort was evacuated as a precaution while investigators launched a digital investigation. Police sent the email and related digital evidence to their cyber cell for analysis. Times of India reported that authorities are actively tracking the sender through the email address and IP address used to send the message. The investigation aims to identify who sent the threat and what motivated the sender.
Similar Hoax Hit Agra Airport Just Months Earlier
This is not Agra's first bomb-threat scare. Times of India noted that the city faced an identical threat email targeting its airport in June of the previous year. That incident also led to heightened security measures and a case registered under Section 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66F of the Information Technology Act. The repeated threats suggest a pattern of hoaxes that continue to strain local emergency resources and disrupt normal operations at key locations.
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