Patna: A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against unknown people for an alleged bomb threat to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's office, a senior official said on Sunday.
The FIR was registered against email holder achw700@gmail.com under Section 351(2) and 8(3) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 60(1) of the Information Technology Act 2000.
On July 16, the CMO office was threatened to be blown up, by someone who was associated with the 'Al Qaeda Organization'. The email has asked the Bihar Police that they should not take the matter lightly.
Sanjeev Kumar, Station House Officer, of the Secretariat Police Station, said a case was registered on August 2 against unknown people and it was handed over to the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).
"The ATS is probing the matter and they are taking it very seriously," he said.
On April 30, several important places across the country, including the Raj Bhavan office, were also threatened with a bomb blast via email. After this, the police team investigated the Raj Bhavan and its surrounding areas with the help of a dog squad and a bomb squad.
On January 5, another email was received threatening to blow up all the high courts countrywide, including Patna. A case was registered in this regard at the Kotwali police station.
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