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Security and surveillance measures person been improved astir the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital (MCH) pursuing an email received by the aesculapian assemblage authorities threatening of a weaponry attack. Police sources said that aggregate rounds of inspections had been carried retired successful the country by the Bomb Detection and Disposal squad, which recovered the menace to beryllium hoax.
As per preliminary investigation, an email was received astatine the authoritative code of aesculapian assemblage Principal Sajeev Kumar connected January 7 claiming that 3 bombs person been planted successful the aesculapian assemblage and contiguous evacuation measures should beryllium adopted. The email reportedly originated from Tamil Nadu and the enactment of the hi-tech transgression enquiry cells successful Kerala and Tamil Nadu was sought to find the root astatine the earliest.
Police sources said the introduction and exit of patients and caregivers were brought nether adjacent cheque connected Thursday (January 8, 2026) successful the aftermath of the latest threat. Based connected the archetypal signifier investigation, they ruled retired immoderate superior menace and said periodic inspections would continue.
More plainclothesmen were posted connected work to show the information arrangements successful the area. The information guards astatine the aesculapian assemblage were besides asked to enactment alert and tighten the screening measures. The out-patient section was brought nether round-the-clock surveillance.
A akin email menace was received astatine the Thrissur MCH also, putting the constabulary connected precocious alert. A elder constabulary serviceman said some the aesculapian colleges would beryllium enactment nether continuous vigil successful the aftermath of the latest threat. The due functioning of closed circuit tv cameras would besides beryllium ensured to show the situation, helium added.
