Mumbai: Just days after a bomb threat was emailed to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), a similar threat has now been directed at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai.
Authorities confirmed that the threatening email, which claimed that RDX and IEDs had been planted at the NSE premises, was received on the official NSE email on Sunday. The sender warned of an imminent explosion and signed off using the alias “Comrade Pinarayi Vijayan.”
FIR Filed
Following the alert, the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on a complaint filed by NSE Senior Manager Kaushal Kumar. The case has been registered under Sections 125, 353(1)(b), 351(3), and 351(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Initial investigations by the police suggest that both BSE and NSE received the bomb threat emails simultaneously from the same Outlook email ID, raising suspicions of a prank intended to cause panic and confusion. The cyber cell is actively working to trace the origin of the threatening email.
Earlier Threat to BSE
Earlier, a similar email was sent to BSE’s official email address and to its CEO. The email, also signed by “Pinarayi Vijayan,” claimed that four IEDs and RDX had been planted inside the Firoze Towers building and that an explosion would occur at 3:00 p.m. that day.
BSE officials immediately alerted the police. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) was dispatched to the location and thoroughly searched the premises. However, no suspicious items were found during the inspection.
A separate FIR in the BSE case was registered at the MRA Marg Police Station based on a complaint filed by Assistant Manager Sujeet Jadhav. Investigations into both threats are ongoing, with police suspecting a coordinated attempt to disrupt public order and create fear among citizens.
