MUMBAI: Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai received a bomb threat via email on Thursday during the ongoing budget session, prompting police to launch an extensive search of the premises, officials said.
Nothing suspicious was found after the search, and a preliminary investigation suggested the threat was a hoax, they said.
The sprawling complex, which houses the legislative assembly and the council, is located at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. The budget session began on February 23 and will conclude on March 25. The winter session of the legislature is held in Nagpur.
The Vidhan Bhavan received an email in the morning, threatening to blow up the premises. Security protocols were promptly initiated, and the employees and other people were safely evacuated from the building, a police official said.
Security in and around the area was heightened.
As a precautionary measure, all officers and staff assembled outside the premises while security agencies, including the city police’s bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS), conducted checks.
Nothing suspicious was found after a thorough search, and the BDDS later declared the premises safe, the official said.
An investigation was under way to trace and identify the sender of the threatening email, the police added.