Hoax bomb threat to Italian and Japanese consulate in Bengaluru; case booked

Italian and Japanese consulates successful Bengaluru received hoax weaponry menace emails from the aforesaid email id connected January 29.

While information agencies swung into enactment and carried retired anti-sabotage checks, some turned retired to beryllium a hoax. The emails were sent from the id gaina_ramesh@outlook.com. 

Officials from some consulates lodged complaints, based connected which the Ulsoor and Vidhana Soudha constabulary person registered abstracted cases. 

According to the complaint, Giandomenico Milano, 45, the Consul General of the Italian Consulate, located connected Richmond Road, reported the incidental done the consulate’s Security Officer, Cosimo Ciciriello. The ailment was physically submitted astatine the constabulary presumption connected January 30. The consulate received an email connected January 29 astatine 5.25 a.m., to their authoritative IDs, which warned: “5 RDX to blast successful Italy Consulate, Bengaluru astatine 1 PM. Evacuate Diplomats by 10 AM!” 

The Japanese consulate received a akin email from the aforesaid email ID astatine 5.32 a.m. The Vidhana Soudha constabulary initially registered a non-cognizable lawsuit and aboriginal obtained owed support from the 41st Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Court and registered an FIR.

It tin beryllium recalled that the Consulate of Israel received a akin hoax weaponry menace email successful October, 2025.