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Ajmer Dargah, Collectorate Evacuated After Email Bomb Threat Citing Putin Arrival

Access to the shrine was suspended during a coordinated search by local police and specialist units.

Overview

  • The district collectorate received an email around noon claiming four RDX-based IEDs at the dargah, the collectorate and the Kudankulam nuclear plant.
  • Ajmer Superintendent of Police Vandita Rana said the premises were cleared and systematic checks began using metal detectors.
  • CID, ATS, bomb disposal teams, dog squads and personnel from multiple police stations were deployed at the sites.
  • Searches were ongoing with no suspicious objects found, and officials initiated a cyber probe to trace the sender.
  • Senior civic commissioners and station house officers were posted to oversee operations, and crowds gathered outside the closed gates.