Mumbai: A bomb-threat email received by the Bombay High Court on Friday named four prominent locations in the city — the Bombay High Court itself, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Mahalaxmi Racecourse and Jalsa, the Juhu bungalow of actor Amitabh Bachchan — prompting security searches at the premises, news agency ANI reported, citing Mumbai Police.

Source: ANI via Bollywood Hungama

Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads (BDDS) carried out thorough inspections of the locations named in the email, but police officials confirmed that nothing suspicious was found during the searches. Police said an investigation is under way to verify the message, trace its origin and identify the sender.

This is the second bomb threat naming Bachchan's home in about two weeks. Police said Bachchan had earlier received a threat mail on October 23, which was also marked to Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde and Deputy Mayor Sanjay Ghadi; that mail warned of a grenade attack on a school on October 31 and threatened to target the actor's Juhu home between October 31 and November 27.

Source: Paperboy (police statement)

4Locations named in Friday's email
Oct 23Date of the earlier threat mail naming Jalsa
0Suspicious objects found in Friday's searches, police said

The fresh alert was also reported by India Today, which said police and security agencies are investigating the source of the email and tracing the sender, with security checks conducted across the named locations.

Source: India Today via News89

No arrest or identification of the sender had been reported at the time of publication. Police have not described the email as a confirmed hoax in the statements carried by the agencies; the verified position is that the searches found nothing suspicious and the investigation is continuing.