Overview
- BMRCL received the email on November 13 around 11:25 am on its official ID, warning that one of Bengaluru’s metro stations would be blasted.
- The unknown sender described himself as a “terrorist” and “Anti-Kannadiga,” according to details recorded in the FIR.
- The message threatened violence if metro employees were found to be mentally harassing the sender’s divorced wife, named as Padmini.
- A BMRCL official verified the email and filed a complaint, after which Wilson Garden Police registered an FIR under BNS Sections 351(2) and 351(3) on a court direction.
- The investigation is ongoing, and there were no reports of arrests or discovery of any explosive device at the time of publication.