Chennai ED office receives bomb threat email, police search confirms it was hoax

UPDATED: Oct 31, 2025 16:35 IST

Security personnel and bomb squad teams were rushed to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office at Shastri Bhawan in Chennai’s Nungambakkam area on Friday morning after a bomb threat email was received.

According to police, the Tamil Nadu DGP’s office received an email from an unidentified sender claiming that a bomb had been planted in the ED’s Southern Regional Office, located on the third floor of Shastri Bhawan’s B Wing. The information was immediately relayed to ED officials.

Following the alert, a team comprising officers from the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) and the Dog Squad arrived at the ED office around 8.40 am. The premises were evacuated, and staff members were not allowed to enter until security checks were completed.

The anti-sabotage team began its search operations at 10.30 am in the presence of senior ED officials, including the Special Director (Southern Region) and Additional Director (CEZO–I). The entire building was scanned for nearly an hour.

By 11.30 am, police confirmed that no improvised explosive devices or suspicious materials were found on the premises. The search and verification process was also videographed for official records.

A police report was filed, confirming that the threat was a hoax. Authorities are now investigating the source of the threatening email.

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