Panic swept through Bhagalpur’s administrative heart after a menacing email targeted the District Magistrate. Claiming LTTE-ISI backing, it warned of five RDX explosives planted by the DM’s office, with detonation teams lurking nearby—a stark call to chaos.
The demands were as confounding as the threat: transform S.V. Shekhar Street into Periyar Ambedkar Street and end EWS benefits in Tamil Nadu. This fusion of explosive peril and regional activism has baffled experts, hinting at either sophisticated psy-ops or desperate attention-seeking.
Evacuation was immediate and thorough. Security forces, including specialized bomb disposal units, conducted exhaustive sweeps across the sprawling campus. Relief came with no bombs discovered, yet the paralysis persisted, halting all operations and sealing gates to the public.
The cyber police unit leads the probe, but leads are scarce so far. Notably, this echoes prior alerts against the civil court on specific dates last month, painting a picture of orchestrated disruptions.
In the aftermath, stakeholders demand overhaul: bolstered cyber vigilance, AI-driven email filters, and proactive intel sharing. Bhagalpur’s episode serves as a wake-up call—inaction risks turning hoaxes into precedents for genuine harm, undermining the rule of law in Bihar.