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Tirupati on Alert After Bomb‑Threat Emails Target Temples and Transit Hubs

Citywide searches turned up no explosives.

Overview

  • Police reported receiving two emails warning of RDX devices at multiple locations, triggering an immediate security response across the city.
  • Bomb disposal squads and sniffer dogs searched the RTC bus stand, Srinivasam, Vishnu Niwasam, Kapilatheertham, Govindarajula Swamy Temple and other named sites.
  • Intelligence and cyber security units launched an investigation to trace the origin of the messages and assess their credibility.
  • Media accounts cite alleged links to ISI and former LTTE militants, including a Tiruvallur network, a claim that has not been independently verified by authorities.
  • Precautionary deployments were extended to the judges’ residential and court complexes and the agricultural college helipad ahead of the chief minister’s scheduled Oct. 6 visit.