Hoax bomb threats at residences of T.N. CM Stalin, Governor Ravi, and actor Trisha

An anonymous email claimed that bombs had been placed in at least five locations, including the residence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and the bungalow-cum-office of Governor R.N. Ravi. After thoroughly searching the premises, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) declared the threat a hoax.

Police sources said that at 4.10 a.m. on Friday (October 3, 2025), an email containing a bomb threat was sent from the ID ‘Sabarisan Vedamurthy’ to the office of the Tamil Nadu Director-General of Police. The email claimed that five RDX explosives had been planted at the Chief Minister’s residence on Chittaranjan Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Teynampet police station. The BDDS conducted a search of the premises but found no explosives.

On Thursday (October 2) night, similar emails were sent to the official email address of the DGP, claiming that bombs had been placed at Raj Bhavan in Guindy, the Bharatiya Janata Party office in T. Nagar, and the residences of actors S.Ve. Shekher in Mandaveli and Trisha in Teynampet. The BDDS immediately rushed to the locations and conducted thorough checks but found nothing suspicious.

The Greater Chennai City Police have registered a case, and are conducting further investigations to trace the person who sent the emails.