Bomb hoax at Tiruchi Collectorate on the eve of Vijay’s visit

A weaponry menace email sent to the Tiruchi Collectorate connected Sunday afternoon, up of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay’s sojourn to the metropolis connected Monday, sent the constabulary into a tizzy. An email received astatine the authoritative email code of the Collectorate astir 2.30 p.m. claimed that a weaponry would detonate connected the premises earlier noon connected Monday. Following this, A squad from the Tiruchi District Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad, led by inspector M. Velusamy, on with unit from the Cantonment police, conducted intensive searches utilizing metallic detectors and sniffer dogs. The hunt cognition continued till 6 p.m. However, nary explosive substances oregon suspicious materials were found. Police aboriginal confirmed that the email was a hoax.

Published - May 31, 2026 09:26 p.m. IST