RBI Gets Bomb Threat In Russian Language Via e-Mail; 2nd Time In A Month

New Delhi: For the second time in a month, the Reserve Bank of India received a bomb threat in Russian language via an email. The 'threatening' email was sent to the official website of Reserve Bank of India on Thursday afternoon that mentioned blowing up the RBI.

The police have registered a case against the unknown sender at Mata Ramabai Marg (MRA Marg) police station in Mumbai. The authorities were actively investigating the matter and working to track down those responsible for the email threat.

On November 16, a similar bomb threat was received on the RBI's customer care number and the caller claimed to be the "CEO of Lashkar-e-Taiba".

During the call, the accused reportedly sang a song over the phone before issuing the threat. The Lashkar-e-Taiba terror group had carried out the 2008 Mumbai attacks, one of the deadliest terror attacks in the country.

The matter was immediately escalated to the Mumbai Police, who conducted a search. However, nothing suspicious was found.

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