GUWAHATI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) received a bomb threat via email on Friday, December 13, marking the second such incident in less than a month. The threat, which was in Russian, was directed to the official email address of RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra, according to reports.
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The Mumbai police are investigating the matter, with a case filed at the Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station against an unknown individual. Zone 1 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) stated that the email warned of plans to blow off the bank.
This incident occurred just days after Sanjay Malhotra assumed office as the 26th Governor of the RBI, succeeding Shaktikanta Das, who recently completed his six-year tenure. Malhotra, an IAS officer from the Rajasthan cadre, was appointed by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A similar incident occurred on November 16, when a bomb threat was made through the RBI's customer care number. The caller claimed to be the 'CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba,' the terror group responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The caller reportedly sang a song before issuing the threat.
Further details are awaited.