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A probe has been launched after a hoax email claiming that blasts would take place at collectorates and courts across Kerala was received by a District Collector in Rajasthan, the police said on Saturday. The email was received on May 6 in the official email ID of the District Collector of Bikaner.
The Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Police registered a case on Friday and began an investigation into the incident. According to the police, the email was written in Hindi and claimed that explosions would occur at courts and collectorates across Kerala.
The Rajasthan Police subsequently alerted Kerala Police, following which security checks were conducted at various locations in the State. The threat was later confirmed to be a hoax, the police said.
The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Information Technology Act and the Kerala Police Act, the police added. The police are investigating to identify the person behind the email, which is suspected to have been generated using a dark web platform.
The court will not be involved in this case immediately, but the police will continue the investigation and take necessary actions to prevent such incidents in the future. The Kerala Police will also review security measures at collectorates and courts across the state.