Noble Hospital gets emails with bomb threats
The hospital has increased security
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Noble Hospital in Hadapsar has received bomb threats from an unknown email id which demanded that that they pay a sum of Rs 10 lakh to escape damage.
As a result, the management has decided to beef up security in and around the campus.
The hospital received three emails with the bomb threat before finally deciding to approach the police on Saturday.
One of the emails reads, "You have to pay Rs 10 Lakh to me. If you are ready to pay then reply as yes. If you don't agree to pay me then I will tell what will happen to the hospital. I will plant a 500gm bomb in your hospital which will not kill any person but no patient will get admitted in the hospital after. Think how much money you will lose and if you don't pay."
The email further advised the hospital to refrain from contacting police or media; otherwise the hospital will face an adverse action.
According to the Hadapsar police, the hospital received the first email on January 29 on the hospital customer care email address. The second email was received two days later on January 31. The third threat email reached the hospital on February 7.
Hospital officials said that the first two emails went unnoticed as they were in the spam folder. The customer care staff saw the third email on Saturday, after which the complaint was filed at Hadapsar police station. A case has been registered against an unknown person under section 387 (extortion) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation) of theIndian Penal Code (IPC).
After the complaint, the bomb disposal squad visited the hospital twice and found nothing. "The probe is on and we are investigating all possibilities. The complaint was received by us from the hospital based on which we have booked an unknown person. We have asked for help from thecybercrime department," said Ramesh Sathe , police inspector, Hadapsar police station.
Dilip Mane, medical director of Noble Hospital, said that the situation is under control and no one should panic. "The complaint has been given by us after the threat email was received. The security has been increased at the hospital and soon an X-ray screening machine will be installed at the hospital. We think the email is hoax but still, we are not taking it lightly," he said
As a result, the management has decided to beef up security in and around the campus.
The hospital received three emails with the bomb threat before finally deciding to approach the police on Saturday.
One of the emails reads, "You have to pay Rs 10 Lakh to me. If you are ready to pay then reply as yes. If you don't agree to pay me then I will tell what will happen to the hospital. I will plant a 500gm bomb in your hospital which will not kill any person but no patient will get admitted in the hospital after. Think how much money you will lose and if you don't pay."
The email further advised the hospital to refrain from contacting police or media; otherwise the hospital will face an adverse action.
According to the Hadapsar police, the hospital received the first email on January 29 on the hospital customer care email address. The second email was received two days later on January 31. The third threat email reached the hospital on February 7.
Hospital officials said that the first two emails went unnoticed as they were in the spam folder. The customer care staff saw the third email on Saturday, after which the complaint was filed at Hadapsar police station. A case has been registered against an unknown person under section 387 (extortion) and 506(2) (criminal intimidation) of the
After the complaint, the bomb disposal squad visited the hospital twice and found nothing. "The probe is on and we are investigating all possibilities. The complaint was received by us from the hospital based on which we have booked an unknown person. We have asked for help from the
Dilip Mane, medical director of Noble Hospital, said that the situation is under control and no one should panic. "The complaint has been given by us after the threat email was received. The security has been increased at the hospital and soon an X-ray screening machine will be installed at the hospital. We think the email is hoax but still, we are not taking it lightly," he said
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