Bank in Kochi receives hoax bomb threat

Two branches of a backstage slope successful Kochi received a hoax weaponry menace connected Monday (January 5, 2026). The threat, sent via email, was allegedly attributed to the banned CPI (Maoist). The connection reportedly warned that explosions would hap astatine the Pallimukku and Mamangalam branches of the slope by noon.

The police, on with the weaponry disposal and canine squads, carried retired thorough inspections astatine the slope branches pursuing an alert from the bank. No suspicious objects were found, according to the Palarivattom police.

The menace messages reportedly claimed that ammonium nitrate had been planted astatine aggregate locations wrong the bank. The constabulary said they person launched a probe to hint the root of the email and sought details from the work providers.